Official UK procurement notice
Old Farm Place Playground Design and Install
Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking Tenders for a playground designer/installer to redesign and refurbish a medium-sized play area in Ash Vale, Guildford. The design must take the location and surroundings into account to offer strong play value for a range of abilities up to around age 12. This project supports Guildford Borough Council’s aim to improve and modernise local play facilities.
The indicative budget for this contract is £70,000 excluding VAT but including contingency and overheads. The Council reserves the right to exclude any bids received above this budget.
CPV: Landscaping work for playgrounds · Park and playground equipment · Playground climbing apparatus · Playground equipment · Playground merry go rounds · Playground see saws · Playground slides · Playground swings
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Lot awarding rule: Full description can be found in the Tender Pack RFQ (Document 1).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:48 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082164- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee7eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
To place a submission for this tender please access via the below link, and login with your credentials if already registered on the SE Shared Service portal:
www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗
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Timeline
28 Aug 2026 → 14 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published58 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:48 BST
- Clarification questions by31 days ago24 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 81 days14 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Aug 2026, 12:48 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender