Official UK procurement notice
Design Supply and install Junior Play Area - Kynaston Rd
Authority: Shrewsbury Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for the refurbishment of the existing play at Kynaston Road, Shrewsbury SY1 3JR
Background
A list of essential equipment is stated in this document and includes inclusive play equipment for all abilities from the ages of 6 through to 12, (see individual site specifications).
The main objectives of the project are to:
(i) Improve the variety of play equipment on site
(ii) Increase playing space on the site
(iii) Provide residents with a safe place to play
Budget
An estimated Budget has been set for this project of £85K
CPV: Landscaping work for playgrounds · Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other fairground amusements
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Evaluation and awarding of the contract The contract will be awarded to the company that complies with all written requirements, has satisfactory references and offers the best value of service. The play value scoring matrix is attached below is to be used, this will be checked by officers to confirm figures are correct and appropriate. Guarantees and warranties will be assessed on their own merit to ensure ongoing maintenance is kept to a minimum. Shrewsbury Town Council may require further information from the tenderer after the submission deadline, if this occurs the Operations Manager will contact the nominated person named in the tenderer questionnaire. The Contract will be evaluated on the following basis. Play Value 20% • Activity count • Capacity of play area • Additional value Price 20% • Ability to stick budget • Discounts applied Inclusive Play Elements 20% • Knowledge of inclusive play items • Activity count • Recognition of hidden needs (autism, sensory, neurodiverse etc) • Ensuring inclusive items are exclusively for the disabled Guarantees and Warranties 20% • Length of Play equipment guarantees • Length of safety surface warrantees • Length of Installation warrantees Capability 20% • Providing an achievable timescale proposal • Ability to complete project to expect timescales • Qualifications for installation teams
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £170,000 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Shrewsbury Town Council buys Playground equipment (CPV 3753), and who usually turns up
Shrewsbury Town Council has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Playground equipment (CPV 3753) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 100% of awards with a known supplier size.
i
How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in West Midlands.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 0% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 28 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 8% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid8%
2–338%
4–646%
7+8%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate31%
Within ±2%54%
Above estimate15%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4511Published estimate£85k
This lot is listed as CPV 4511. The table above uses the notice category.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid8%
2–324%
4–647%
7+21%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 3 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£83k–£85k
Estimate£85k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6.2m72 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 14 live · £3.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=17 | |
HAGS SMP LtdSME | £4.6m43 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 5 live · £446k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=11 |
ProludicSME | £2.2m14 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £686k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=10 |
| £1.2m5 awards in 36m · last this month | 1 live · £100k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=1 | |
| £1.4m8 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £184k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 6 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST
- Authority reference
Kynaston Road Junior Play Area- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094313- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781c9Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Per tender document
Timeline
6 Oct 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published21 days ago6 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 9 days6 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 23 days20 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 64 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Oct 2026, 14:30 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender details
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender