Notice Information
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Notice Title
Bristol City Council Parks Service - Groundworks & Play Principal Contractor
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Notice Description
Bristol City Council are issuing a speculative soft market testing notice to understand the interest in the market relating to Principal Contractors who have experience of delivering parks improvement works. The council are looking for contractors who are either able to deliver themselves, or would act as principal contractor and sub-contract the following requirements: * Groundworks (eg. excavation & filling, hard landscape construction & drainage, retaining walls/landscape walls, soiling) * Path works * Fencing & repairs (eg. welding, painting, retrofitting) * Detail design (eg. engineering design, level setting out) * Regrading grassed areas / laying, installing lawn * Planting (eg. trees, hedges & perennial planting) * Play equipment installation & safety surfacing * Outdoor furniture installation (eg. benches etc) Over the coming 24 months the Council have a number of sub-threshold contracts where it will be looking to contract with a principal contractor who will bring forwards the project. This exercise is being undertaken to identify if there are providers in the market who can undertake the breadth of works required. Please note that partaking in this soft market testing process does not guarantee your organisation future contracts with the Council. Any requirements will be tendered in adherence to the Bristol City Council procurement rules & Procurement Act 2023. The reason for this SMT process is to identify interested contractors who can be invited to quote for future work - any quote processes will be administered via ProContract, with specific details of each competition being released along with each Request for Quote. To register an interest please complete the soft market testing form which can be found on ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cb4b9fbc-cb51-f011-813a-005056b64545
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Planning Information
Providers who are interested in bidding for this type of work in the future are asked to complete the soft market testing form & submit via ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cb4b9fbc-cb51-f011-813a-005056b64545 Please note that partaking in this soft market testing process does not guarantee your organisation future contracts with the Council. Any requirements will be tendered in adherence to the Bristol City Council procurement rules & Procurement Act 2023. The reason for this SMT process is to identify interested contractors who can be invited to quote for future work - any quote processes will be administered via ProContract, with specific details of each competition being released along with each Request for Quote.
Notice Details
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Notice Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-055391
- Publication Source
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Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- Current Stage
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Planning
- All Stages
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Planning
- Notice Type
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UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
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Standard
- Procurement Category
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Works
- Procurement Method
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Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
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Not specified
- Tender Suitability
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SME
- Awardee Scale
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Not specified
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
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37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
45 - Construction work
- CPV Codes
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37535200 - Playground equipment
43325000 - Park and playground equipment
45112711 - Landscaping work for parks
45236210 - Flatwork for children's play area
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Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
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Not specified
- Lots Value
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Not specified
- Awards Value
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Not specified
- Contracts Value
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Not specified
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Notice Dates
- Publication Date
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30 Jun 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
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Not specified
- Future Notice Date
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21 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
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Not specified
- Contract Period
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1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
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Not specified
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Notice Status
- Tender Status
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Planning
- Lots Status
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Planning
- Awards Status
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Not Specified
- Contracts Status
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Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
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Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Contact Name
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Not specified
- Contact Email
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tom.lynes@bristol.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
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Not specified
- Locality
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BRISTOL
- Postcode
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BS1 5TR
- Post Town
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Bristol
- Country
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England
- Major Region (ITL 1)
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TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
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TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
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TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
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TLK11 Bristol, City of
- Local Authority
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Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
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Hotwells and Harbourside
- Westminster Constituency
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Bristol Central
Buyer Location
Further Information
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Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036105-2025
30th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035143-2025
25th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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