Notice Information
Notice Title
Landscape Architect to Redevelop the Water Play Facility at Mundy Playing Fields, Thornbury
Notice Description
Thornbury Town Council is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Landscape Architect to lead the design and development of a unique outdoor water play area. This project will transform the splashpad and stream into an engaging, safe, environmentally friendly water play area for the community for years to come. This project is part of the Council's Capital Strategy and aims to deliver an inclusive, accessible, and sustainable space for community use.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Thornbury Town Council is seeking a Landscape Institute Registered Practice (or similar) with experience of delivering public realm projects using RIBA plans of work to support, where necessary the careful deconstruction of the previous splashpad, services and features and delivery of an engaging, safe, and sustainable water play area that encourages exploration, sensory interaction, and connection with the natural environment. The successful tenderer will be expected to support the project through RIBA Stages 0-7.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055eea
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055578-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71420000 - Landscape architectural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Sep 2025 - 1 May 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THORNBURY TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Hannah Bowden
- Contact Email
- clerk@thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1454412103
Buyer Location
- Locality
- THORNBURY
- Postcode
- BS35 2AR
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Thornbury
- Westminster Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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