Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the replacement of existing play provision by development of a new 'destination' play area with a ninja play theme at The Recreation Ground, Calne
Authority: Calne Town Council (Local council)
Sectors: Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (37)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£350,000£420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Apr 2025awarded 14 Apr 2025
Award (standstill) to Proludic
Contract term 6 moends 31 Oct 2025 · starts 2 May 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDetails as seen in linked UK4 Tender Notice Invitation to Tender for the replacement of existing play provision by development of a new 'destination' play area with a ninja play theme at The Recreation Ground, Calne (Reference 2025/S 000-008139)
- No preliminary market engagement: Early supplier engagement was completed to help inform the brief following community engagement. This was completed prior to the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Park and playground equipment · Playground equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£350,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Play value/number and range of different activities: 40%
- Product quality/Repairability: 20%
- Meeting the brief: 15%
- Total Price: 5%
- Environmental: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Environmental
- Play value/number and range of different activities
- Product quality/Repairability
- Meeting the brief
- Total Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2025, 10:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 May 2025
- Authority reference
CTC/RGP001- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008093- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e9e1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 Mar 2025 → 2 May 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published5 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent15 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published16 Apr 2025, 10:29 BST
- Standstill ends29 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts2 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by2 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2025- Tender notice published5 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Mar 2025, 09:17 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Apr 2025, 10:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Apr 2025, 10:29 BST
- Contract signature expected6 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Location changed to South West Region as opposed to whole of England.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £350,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProludicSME3 Jul 2025 – 6 Nov 2025Options: On reviewing final design / result of planning permission it may be necessary to slightly adjust the original submission. | £350,000 | 14 Apr 2025standstill to 29 Apr 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PROLUDIC LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender