Official UK procurement notice
LEPC Children's Play Area - Contract Award Notice
Authority: Lane End Parish Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Marlow Construction & Surveying Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of Children's Play Area equipment and installations including associated works.
CPV: Excavating and earthmoving work · Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work · Foundation work for footpaths · Landscaping work for playgrounds · Paths and other metalled surfaces · Playground equipment · Surface work for footpaths
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to Invitation to Tender document attached to this notice.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to Invitation to Tender document attached to this notice.
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Design and Proposals: 25%
- Experience, competency, delivery, health and safety, quality and local supplier considerations.: 30%
- Price/value for money: 45%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price/value for money: Assessment includes value for money and the clarity and completeness of the cost breakdown.
- Design and Proposals: Evaluation focuses on the creativity, innovation and inclusivity of the proposed play area design, ensuring adherence to requirements for all age ranges and quality of equipment and surfacing.
- Experience, competency, delivery, health and safety, quality and local supplier considerations.: This criterion assesses demonstrated capability, project track record, robust health and safety and environmental procedures, effective methodology and benefits from local supplier engagement.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to Invitation to Tender document attached to this notice.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to Invitation to Tender document attached to this notice.
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Works
- 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
- 30 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
LEPC002- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036071- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0555ceFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Refer to Invitation to Tender document attached to this notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions to be delivered to Hayley Glasgow by email and/or post. Site visits to be arranged via Hayley Glasgow by email or phone.
[email] [email protected]
[post] Lane End Parish Council, PO Box 1616, High Wycombe, HP12 9FS
[tel] 01494 437111
Timeline
30 Jun 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST
- Clarification questions by21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by388 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent333 days ago24 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published331 days ago25 Nov 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Standstill ends321 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts291 days ago5 Jan 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 12:44 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 13:24 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST18 Jul 2025, 13:24 BST+29 days · was 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published25 Nov 2025, 15:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Nov 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Further to an internal review of our procurement timetable for this tender, we are pleased to now be able to grant an extension to the tender deadline. The submission date is updated accordingly.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAGS SMP LtdSMELEPC Children's Play Area3 Mar 2026 – 14 Apr 2026 | £193,513 | 24 Nov 2025standstill to 5 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Marlow Construction & Surveying LimitedProcuring entityProcurement management
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HAGS-SMP LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Architect clubhouse general notes
- Bidding documents and specifications Site constraints plan
- Bidding documents and specifications Location and Site Plan
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Children's Play Area Pre-Construction Information
- Bidding documents and specifications Clubhouse floor plan
- Bidding documents and specifications Architect clubhouse details
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