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Published 16 Jul 2025, 13:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tilsworth Community Play Equipment Project

Official notice

Authority: Tilsworth Parish Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£40,000£40,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Aug 2025
Contract term 3 moends 31 Dec 2025 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide a range of play equipment for children up to the age of 11, to include a tower unit that encourages climbing and incorporates slides suitable for the age group. Provision of A frame Swings to include cradle and flat seats and a basket swing. The design must maintain the current accessibility of the site.. Quotes provided must be itemised and include the option for fencing and gates, also itemised separately on quotes.

Quotes must include options for the provision of relevant surfacing in line with Health & Safety requirements

Quotes must include for the removal and disposal of old equipment

The contractor will be responsible for providing relevant site set up, safety fencing and ensuring welfare requirements are in place for operatives for the duration of the works.

Rough order of costs will be accepted in the first instance but site visits will be required prior to submitting designs and quotations

Please note that there is a short timescale between contract award date and project date that will need to be accommodated

  • No preliminary market engagement: The scope and costs for the project was unknown and engagement took place to establish whether the threshold was over or under the requirements of the financial regulations for procurement. Having established the realistic cost, the required process is being followed.

CPV: Construction materials

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 moSMEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 (3 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £40,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
44110000 Construction materials

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Price: 50%
  • Future support: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price: Overall price of the installation through to completion
  • Quality
  • Future support: Cost of future support options
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
16 Jul 2025, 13:45 BST
Last source update
16 Jul 2025, 13:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Sept 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040524
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction materials
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056050 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please note there is a short timescale between contract award date and project start date

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Clerk to the Council

Tilsworth Parish Council

PO Box 6467

LEIGHTON BUZZARD

LU7 6HA

[email protected]

Timeline

16 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 13:45 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Award decision expected by395 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts387 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 13:45 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tilsworth Parish Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZYB-2572-VZJD Clerk to the Council PO BOX 6467, Leighton Buzzard, East of England, LU7 6HAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender