Official UK procurement notice
Playground Inspections · UK public procurement notice
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City and County of Swansea requires the provision of playground inspection services for school playgrounds and associated recreational facilities participating in Swansea Council's School Play Inspection Service Level Agreement.
The Contract shall provide access to competent external inspectors to undertake:
a) Operational Inspections.
b) Independent Annual Inspections.
c) Post Installation Inspections.
d) Post Accident Inspections.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Q1. Experience and technical competence - 5% Q2. Delivery methodolgy - 5% Q3. Reporting and urgent defects – 5% Q4. Safeguarding – 5%
- Price
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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 Oct 2026, 10:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2026, 10:58 GMT
- Authority reference
CCS/26/151- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085605- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f621Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
10 Sept 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago10 Sept 2026, 08:26 BST
- Clarification questions by27 days ago1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 days ago8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts16 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4h ago28 Oct 2026, 10:58 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2026- Tender notice published10 Sept 2026, 08:26 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published28 Oct 2026, 10:58 GMTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 28 Oct 2026 | CancelledDue to only one response being received we cannot confirm this tender is value for money. A replacement procurement will be posted in the future with tweaked and clarified requirements. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender