Published date: 22 July 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Playground equipment - 37535200

  • Playground swings - 37535210

  • Playground climbing apparatus - 37535220

    • Playground merry go rounds - 37535230

    • Playground slides - 37535240

    • Playground see saws - 37535250

    • Playground tunnels - 37535260

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£240,000

Procurement reference

CANT001-DN733474-39752338

Published date

22 July 2024

Closing date

6 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Canterbury City Council wishes to select and appoint 1 suitable supplier for the delivery of 3 Playground Refurbishment Schemes in 2024 / 2025 and invites tenderers to submit a tender to meet the Council's requirements. The Council will be evaluating the headline scheme and will award the contract on the outcome of this evaluation. The remaining schemes form part of the awarded contract and details regarding the design will be issued at a later point in 2024. The First Playground will be evaluated using the scoring matrix.  The company achieving the highest score will be awarded the tender (a single company).

All 3 schemes are required to be delivered and completed between January 2025 and end April 2025.

It is a condition of the Invitation to Tender that all Suppliers attend an accompanied site visit which is expected to take approx 2 hours. Any contractor who does not attend one of these site visits will be disqualified from the tender process.

Full details and requirements are included within the Invitation to Tender Documentation.

Important Notice:
Suppliers should in the first instance register themselves on the Kent Business Portal by following registration instructions. After registering suppliers are asked to express their interest in this opportunity, after which suppliers will be able to access and download all the required documents attached to this notice. Please ensure you download all documents and complete according to instructions contained.


Attachments:
Instructions to Suppliers: Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).

Note that in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account on the portal. After registration is complete and you've received your login details you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest.

You will then receive an email giving you a link to the documentation provided and be able to access the tender documents. The tender documents are required to be completed and submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 on Friday 6 September 2024

Questions and Communication:
Please direct all questions and communication through the Kent Business Portal via the message facility (once registered).


More information

Additional text

Important Notice:
Suppliers should in the first instance register themselves on the Kent Business Portal by following registration instructions. After registering suppliers are asked to express their interest in this opportunity, after which suppliers will be able to access and download all the required documents attached to this notice. Please ensure you download all documents and complete according to instructions contained.


Attachments:
Instructions to Suppliers: Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).

Note that in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account on the portal. After registration is complete and you've received your login details you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest.

You will then receive an email giving you a link to the documentation provided and be able to access the tender documents. The tender documents are required to be completed and submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 on Friday 6 September 2024

Questions and Communication:
Please direct all questions and communication through the Kent Business Portal via the message facility (once registered).


About the buyer

Contact name

Manu Chapman

Address

Military Road
Canterbury
CT1 1YW
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1227862000

Email

procurement@canterbury.gov.uk

Website

http://www.canterbury.gov.uk