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Published 14 Apr 2025, 21:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Victoria Play Area · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Uckfield Town Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£110,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 16 May 2025
Contract term 9 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design, supply and installation of a play area at Victoria Pleasure Ground up to £80-90k, and supply and installation of the replacement of one piece of equipment at Hempstead Recreation Ground up to £20k.

CPV: Recreation installation · Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 9 moSMEVCSEPublished value£110,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (9 mo)Value: £110,000 exc. VAT · £132,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
  • Design - basic criteria for equipment met: The tender meets the criteria for the play equipment to be incorporated into the design, and reflects both the project brief as well as residents' feedback through the User survey from March 2025.
  • Design - reflective of age range: Design has to be creative to meet the needs of the varying needs for the age range of 0-12 years in a fairly compact space.
  • Environmental sustainability: Pricing - value for money
  • Sustainability and environmental considerations
  • Experience and track record

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
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 Apr 2025, 21:42 BST
Last source update
14 Apr 2025, 21:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jun 2025
Authority reference
VPA25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015110
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Recreation installationRepair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502eb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders can be emailed to [email protected] by 23.59pm on Friday 16 May 2025. Hard copies of the papers can follow later, but as long as they are received through the letterbox by 23.59pm on Sunday 18 May 2025.

Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 21:42 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 21:42 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Uckfield Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYCM-2287-GGQG Civic Centre, Bell Farm Lane, Uckfield, South East, TN22 1AEContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender