Sunderland City Council Skate Park Refurbishment Programme

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  "date": "2026-03-12T12:38:52Z",
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    "title": "Sunderland City Council Skate Park Refurbishment Programme",
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    "description": "Sunderland City Council are seeking to procure an appropriately qualified and experienced Supplier to undertake refurbishment and construction work on 2. skateparks within the City of Sunderland as follows.\na.\tHoughton Skatepark, Brinkburn Crescent, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5EQ.\nb.\tFulwell Skate Park (AKA as Seaburn Skate Park), Fulwell, Tyne and Wear, SR6 8BP\nThe Council are seeking an experienced skateboard specialist supplier to develop a design and build scheme for two skateboard sites within the City; one site has been closed due to its condition and the other remains operational. \nThe Council consider the project to be a specialist skatepark project rather than a public realm or civil engineering project, and that skateparks are highly specialised sporting environments that require a combination of skate-specific design knowledge, construction expertise, and an understanding of user behaviour and long-term operational performance.\nWithin the procurement documentation, the Council will be requesting that bidders are able to demonstrate skatepark (or closely comparable wheeled sports) delivery experience including a requirement to demonstrate experience in the design of the scheme.\nThe Council will provide an Employer's Requirements / Project Brief and will rely on the suppliers' skills, experience and knowledge to develop an appropriate design; the supply will then undertake the construction of the works.",
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Sunderland",
        "postalCode": "SR1 3AA",
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        "streetAddress": "City Hall, Plater Way,"
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        "datePublished": "2026-03-12T12:38:52Z"
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        "dueDate": "2026-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "The Market Engagement process and the subsequent procurement process will be published on Sunderland City  Councils E Tender system Open and access is via the web address\nhttps://open-uk.org/projects/overview/15806778-29dd-453e-a3b7-2aa2002fa438\nThe Open project reference number is OPEN2026353.  \nSuppliers must be registered on the Open e tender portal to participate in the procurement process.\nYou can register your Organisation on the Open e Tender Portal via the web address  https://open-uk.org/.\nThe engagement process consists of\n1)  An overview of the project.\n2) Overview of the fundamental mandatory requirements of participation such as Health and Safety CDM roles.\n3) A selection of basic questions to collect information on the Suppliers intent with regards participation in the tender.\nNOTE\nThis Market Engagement is not a formal Expression of interest for any subsequent tender processes, Suppliers that do not respond to this Market Engagement, or who respond indicating they do not intend participating in an advertised tender opportunity are not precluded from participation in the advertised tender should their preferences change.\nAny information provided in response to this Market Engagement will be used entirely for the purposes as set out in the Market Engagement.\nSuppliers are not bound by any information provided in this Market Engagement."
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