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Published 13 Jun 2025, 09:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Play Area Maintenance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£95,000≈ £48k / year · £114,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 14 Jul 2027 · starts 14 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bedford Borough Council is looking to appoint a contactor to carry out installations and maintenance works to its outdoor public play areas for a two-year period.

CPV: Flatwork for children's play area · Park and playground equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsPublished value£95,000
Contract period: 14 Jul 2025 – 14 Jul 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £95,000 exc. VAT · £114,000 inc. VAT

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

Lot awarding rule: Price and Quality split, full details in ITT

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
Closed
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
13 Jun 2025, 09:08 BST
Last source update
13 Jun 2025, 09:08 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032130
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Flatwork for children's play areaPark and playground equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05482b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jun 2025 → 14 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 09:08 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    14 Jul 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 09:08 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender