Official UK procurement notice
Seaton Sluice Welfare Playpark Replacement 2026
Authority: Seaton Valley Community Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSeaton Valley Community Council seeks a contractor to design, supply and install a complete replacement inclusive playpark at the Welfare Park on Beresford Road, Seaton Sluice, for children approximately aged 0-12.
The fixed price must include removal of existing equipment, design and project management, groundworks and compliant safety surfacing, new metal perimeter fencing with accessible and maintenance gates, one accessible picnic table, at least two low-maintenance benches, signage, independent post-installation inspection and handover.
Minimum play provision includes a substantial multi-play structure incorporating climbing, adventure and inclusive slide play; a four-bay swing set for different ages and abilities; an inclusive roundabout OR inclusive seesaw; and at least one further distinct inclusive feature. The Council particularly welcomes additional sensory play, a separate inclusive basket/net swing and other play features where affordable.
The complete mandatory scheme must not exceed £115,000 excluding VAT. Optional enhancements may be separately priced.
CPV: Recreation installation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£115,000
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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 (6)
- Play value, equipment quality and age suitability: 25%
- Inclusivity and accessibility: 20%
- Design, layout and family facilities: 10%
- Durability, maintenance and whole-life value: 10%
- Delivery programme and project management: 5%
- Fixed tender price: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Play value, equipment quality and age suitability
- Inclusivity and accessibility
- Design, layout and family facilities
- Durability, maintenance and whole-life value
- Delivery programme and project management
- Fixed tender price
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £230,000 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
Building construction work (CPV 4521) in North East England, and who usually turns up
Seaton Valley Community Council has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. Published market evidence for the same work stands beside whatever it has. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Building construction work (CPV 4521) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 79% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in North East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 24% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 35 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 38% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid9%
2–332%
4–638%
7+21%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate37%
Within ±2%31%
Above estimate31%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4521Published estimate£115k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid7%
2–331%
4–641%
7+22%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 33 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£111k–£115k
Estimate£115k
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
KOMPAN LimitedLarge | £5.9m71 awards in 36m · last this month | 13 live · £3.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=16 |
HAGS SMP LtdSME | £4.4m44 awards in 36m · last this month | 5 live · £446k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=11 |
| £3.0m37 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 9 live · £1.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 2% below n=9 | |
ProludicSME | £2.2m13 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £686k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=10 |
Sutcliffe PlayLarge | £350k14 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 5 live · £374k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 15% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 14 Oct 2026, 13:37 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 13:37 BST
- Authority reference
SVC-PP-003-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097019- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078791Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
CLARIFICATIONS, TENDER HANDLING AND CONFLICTS
Questions should be email to: [email protected] by 12 noon on 21 October 2026.
Material questions and anonymised answers will be issued to all interested suppliers by a consistent method. The Council may extend the deadline if a material amendment warrants it. Tenderers must disclose relevant conflicts and must not approach councillors or evaluators privately about the tender. Tender receipt and opening will follow the Council's Financial Regulations and delegated powers.
TENDER SUBMISSIONS
Full submission requirements are contained in the published Tender Pack.
Completed submissions must be submitted electronically by email to: [email protected]
Deadline: 12 noon on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.
Email Subject: "CONFIDENTIAL TENDER - SVC-PP-003-2026 - [Supplier Name]"
Tenders must not be submitted through the Council's website or the Find a Tender portal.
Council Website (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Timeline
14 Oct 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago14 Oct 2026, 13:37 BST
- Today15 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 6 days21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadlinein 27 days11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 64 days18 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Oct 2026, 13:37 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications TENDER PACK SVC-PP-003-2026 Seaton Sluice Welfare Playpark Replacement 2026 Contains: - Invitation to Tender with Specification - Procurement and Delivery Timetable - Supplier FAQs - Playpark Location - Draft Contract Particulars
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender