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Horizon Community Centre Play Area, Worcester

Buyer: Worcester City Council →

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BuyerWorcester City Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline13 Apr 2026
Value£100,000
Published21 May 2026

What is being bought

Design and implement improvements at the existing play facility where the equipment and surfacing are reaching end of life. The required outcomes will be: • To extend and renew the existing play provision; • To maximise the potential of the limited green space available; • To meet the needs of the local community by creating an inclusive space for all; • To support the Council aims as part of the Worcester Play Plan.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

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 policyNot published
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.

Awards

Contracts

Horizon Community Centre Play Area, Worcester

Statusactive
Value£100,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06690b
Latest release ID046825-2026
Latest release timestampThu May 21 2026 09:07:31 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023178-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
21 May 2026award, contract046825-2026
13 Mar 2026tenderUpdate023178-2026
12 Mar 2026tender022606-2026

All source data

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

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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