Play Area: Design Supply and Install inclusive play area (Willow Park)
Estimated value
£65k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
30 Jul 2025
Description
Tender for the design, supply and installation of new play area at Willow Park, Aylestone Lane, Wigston. To include dismantling of existing equipment, retention and refurbishment of equipment to be retained and supply and installation of additional equipment including safety surfacing. The vision for the new play area is that it will create a space where children with special needs, sensory needs and those with mobility issues including wheelchair users can play and interact alongside all other children. The attached tender document gives full details of the specification for the play area together with information on submitting a tender. The closing date for tenders is 5pm on Friday 29 August 2025. Site visits can be arranged by emailing procurement@oadby-wigston.gov.uk
Scope
- Reference
- UKSPF-Willow Park
- Total value
- £65,000 excluding VAT£78,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
- Main category
- works
- CPV classifications
- 375352004332500045112723
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play value / play equipment | The Client will evaluate how closely the design matches the tender specification, the play value of each proposed item of new equipment, the range of play disciplines, age range, challenge and excitement, and the proposed safety surfacing. | quality | 25.00% |
| Inclusivity | The vision for the new play area is that it will create a space that children with special needs, sensory needs and those with mobility issues, including wheelchair users can play and interact alongside all other children. The Client will evaluate the submitted design and proposed play equipment against this vision. | quality | 40.00% |
| Presentation | The score will be assessed against the submitted visual plans and the layout plans. Consideration will be given to how the new equipment is laid out, and the connectivity within the play space paying particular emphasis to circulation space for less able users. | quality | 15.00% |
| Warranties and guarantees | The Client will evaluate the warranties and guarantees on each item of equipment, play area surfacing and materials used or component parts together with maintenance requirements and availability of spares. | quality | 10.00% |
| Case studies x 2 | Fully inclusive play area for a local authority client in a public park, over £50k in the last 2 years: 5 points Partly inclusive play area for a local authority client in a public park, under £50k within the last 2 years: 4 points A play area for a local authority in a public park within the last 2 years over £50k: 3 points Individual items of play equipment installed into a public park for a local authority within the last 2 years: 2 points Play equipment installed into a school or other controlled setting within the last 2 years: 1 point Case studies that do not meet any of the above criteria or no case studies supplied: 0 points | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 12 Aug 2025, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 4:00 pm
- Submission address
- Submissions must be made to procurement@oadby-wigston.gov.uk Attachments must be in PDF format ensuring the file size of each document does not exceed 10mb. Please upload all response documents separately and do not embed documents. Late submissions will be disregarded. https//www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition