Outdoor Playground Equipment Framework

What the buyer is asking for

Hull City Council (The Authority) is seeking tenders from interested organisations for the Outdoor Playground Equipment Framework. The Authority is developing a Framework which will consist of a range of Suppliers to provide and install Outdoor Playground Equipment. The tender is an open tender procedure consisting of one stage process. The contract is anticipated to commence 1st March 2027 ending by 28th February 2031. The Authority has estimated the value of the Framework to be approximately up to £800,000.00 per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. The Framework will be divided into following Lots: Lot 1 – Playground Equipment Catalogue Items Lot 2 – Playground Projects Lot 3 – Playground Markings Lot 4 – Benches and Planters Lot 5 – Playground Safety Surfacing Lot 6 – Park Signage. Further information is contained within the tender documentation. Please ensure all tender submission documents are completed as detailed. Incomplete bids will be eliminated from further process. Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) was conducted via YORtender (Ref: 100109672) from 17th April 2026 to 15th May2026. Identifier of UK2 Preliminary market engagement notice is ocds-h6vhtk-0684c5

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%qualityQuality60% technical/quality
• 40%pricePrice40% price/cost

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  See tender documentation

• technical

  See tender documetnation

6 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Lot 1 - Playground Equipment Catalogue Items£400k

  Please see Specification for Lot 1 - Playground Equipment Catalogue Items

• Lot 2 - Playground Projects£2.4m

  Please see Specification for Lot 2 - Playground Projects

• Lot 3 - Playground Markings£100k

  Please see Specification for Lot 3 - Playground Markings

• Lot 4 - Benches and Planters£80k

  Please see Specification for Lot 4 - Benches and Planters

• Lot 5 - Playground Safety Surfacing£180k

  Please see Specification for Lot 5 - Playground Safety Surfacing

• Lot 6 - Park Signage£40k

  Please see Specification for Lot 6 - Park Signage

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 33 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published14 days ago

   7 Sept 2026, 16:02 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 16 days

   8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 24 days

   16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 120 days

   19 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice7 Sept 2026, 16:02 BST084559-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender