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Tender for Play Area Development, North Seaton Colliery

Buyer: ASHINGTON TOWN COUNCIL →

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BuyerASHINGTON TOWN COUNCIL
StatusClosed
Deadline16 May 2025
Value£60,000
Published24 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Ashington Town Council invites qualified and experienced play area developers to tender for the planning, consultation, design, and installation of a new play area at North Seaton Colliery. This tender forms part of our selection process to identify a supplier, with detailed designs and final costs to be developed following a community consultation process. Project Overview The Council seeks to develop a new play area at North Seaton Colliery, Links View, Ashington that delivers:  An accessible play space for children of all abilities.  Sustainable design and materials.  Equipment that encourages imaginative and physical play.  A space that reflects the needs and desires of the local community.  A facility that enhances the local environment. Approach The Council will shortlist suppliers, following submissions. Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to a presentation.  Selection of Supplier: Based on capability, experience, approach to community engagement, and sustainable design principles.  Development Phase: Following selection, the appointed supplier will lead community engagement and develop detailed designs and costings. Budget Considerations It is important to note that:  The total budget for this project is not yet finalised but is expected to be in the region of £50,000 - £60,000.  Funding will comprise a combination of external funding and capital funds set aside by the Council.  The budget flexibility allows designs to be scaled according to funding secured.  Value for money will be a consideration in the final design approval. Clarification of Funding Timeline While the total budget is yet to be finalised, the Council expects to firm up funding upon completion of the design and cost estimation phase. Tenderers should be prepared to propose scalable options that can be adapted based on available funding. Evaluation Criteria Tenders will be evaluated on: Technical capability and products (25%)  Design approach and philosophy  Equipment quality and innovation  Technical expertise in play area development Previous experience (25%)  Track record of similar community play projects  Evidence of successful community engagement  References and case studies Ethics and Environmental Responsibility (30%)  Sustainability of materials and processes  Accessibility and inclusivity approach  Environmental impact considerations Presentation (20%)  Clarity & structure of the proposal (5%)  Depth of understanding of project requirements (5%)  Approach to community engagement (5%)  Responses to questions during Q&A (5%) For enquiries and submissions: Sarah Eden - Executive Officer/RFO Ashington Town Council Town Hall, 65 Station Road Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8RU Direct Dial Desk phone: (01670) 338775 Mobile: 07931538785 E-mail: sarah.eden@ashingtontowncouncil.gov.uk

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Landscaping work for playgrounds 45112723

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£60,000
Contract periodFrom 11 Jun 2025 to 31 Oct 2025
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Landscaping work for playgroundsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Landscaping work for playgrounds (45112723); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 4516,0074 median · 25.9 average (5,212 of 16,007 with a bid count)3.7 average (5,730 of 16,007 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK2,2216 median · 57.5 average (778 of 2,221 with a bid count)6.6 average (858 of 2,221 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)8725 median · 9.7 average (3 of 872 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 872 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policynotAllowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0506bc
Latest release ID016688-2025
Latest release timestampThu Apr 24 2025 09:13:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016688-2025
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2025-05-16T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2025-05-02T12:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailssarah.eden@ashingtontowncouncil.gov.uk
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£60,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source4
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
24 Apr 2025tender016688-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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