Official UK procurement notice
School Playground Inspections · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInspection of school playgrounds
- Recurrence: December 2028
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Inspectors must be registered with The Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII)
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance requirements
Employer’s Liability - 5,000,000 GBP for each and every claim;
Public/Products Liability – a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP for each and every claim and in the aggregate in respect of Products;
Professional Indemnity – a minimum of 2,000,000 GBP for each and every claim or in the aggregate; and
Third party motor vehicle insurance of 5,000,000 GBP for each and every claim in respect of third party property damage and unlimited in respect of injury.
Specific turnover requirements
A minimum “general” turnover of 112,000 GBP for each of the last two financial years
A current ratio of at least 1.10 in each of the last two financial years
Minimum: Employer’s Liability - 5,000,000 GBP for each and every claim; Public/Products Liability – a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP for each and every claim and in the aggregate in respect of Products; Professional Indemnity – a minimum of 2,000,000 GBP for each and every claim or in the aggr… - Technical & professional ability
SPD Question 4C.4(a) - Payment of the real Living Wage - Tenderers are required to confirm that they will pay any staff that are directly involved in the delivery of the Contract (including any agency or sub-contractor staff), at least the real Living Wage.
SPD Question 4C.4(b) - Inclusion of Prompt Payment Clause - Tenderers are required to confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the Contract, ensuring payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and include a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties.
SPD Question 4C.7(a) - Response to Climate Change Emergency - Tenderers are required to provide evidence that their organisation is taking steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and provide details of how they have/will respond (to the climate change emergency).
SPD Question 4C.7(b) – Compliance with LEZ - Tenderers are required to confirm that they (and any sub-contractor) will comply with the minimum emissions standards for Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone (and any other such related scheme, including those in Partner Organisation’s locations) when delivering the specified services.
SPD Question 4D.1 – Quality Assurance Schemes & Environmental Management - It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5
employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organ…
Minimum: SPD Question 4C.4(a) - Payment of the real Living Wage - Where a Tenderer does not commit to pay any staff that at least the real Living Wage, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition. SPD Question 4C.4(b) - Inclusion of Prompt Payment Clause - Where a Tenderer d… - Technical & professional ability
Inspectors must be registered with The Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII)
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · December 2028
- First published
- 28 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2025, 10:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CT1393- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007763- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c0ccFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See procurement documents
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=784302. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefit are at this stage not required as the annual value is expected to be less than 50k, should the contract exceed the 50k value then the Council will seek community benefits. Community benefits guidance document has been attached as part of the tender pack. Community benefits will be agreed with the winning bidder and the Council, if benefits are due. (SC Ref:791621)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 7 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Jan 2025 → 7 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Mar 2025, 10:09 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until7 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2025, 10:09 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Playground Management Ltd.SME | £17,100 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007763-2025-CT1393-1 · Active Playground Management Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2025
- Value
- £17,100
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sherrif CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Active Playground Management Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.