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Phase 2 Play Improvement Programme

Liverpool City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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09 Oct 2026 at 18:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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11 Jun 2026 at 16:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council’s Phase 2 Play Improvement Programme covers refurbishment of seven play areas in Liverpool, through replacement of playground equipment and safety surfaces. The named sites are Ackers Hall, Calderstones Park Phase II, Parkhill, Rice Lane Rec, Richmond Park, Seeds Lane and Speke Adventure. The work combines supply of playground and park equipment with associated playground landscaping and installation work. It is relevant to suppliers that can deliver equipment and undertake the practical refurbishment of public play spaces, including work on safety surfacing. The Council is the buyer, and the delivery locations are in Liverpool. The requirement is a city-wide programme of site-specific improvements, rather than a single equipment purchase.

The procurement is complete and contracts have been awarded. It was run as a below-threshold procedure. Awards were made on 11 June 2026, with no evaluation basis stated in the available process information. Kompan Limited won Ackers Hall for £196,000 and Calderstones Park Phase II for £68,370; Sutcliffe Play Limited won Parkhill for £80,000 and Rice Lane Rec for £125,000; Wicksteed Leisure Limited won Richmond Park for £75,000 and Speke Adventure for £108,000. These are seven separate site awards, not a combined contract value. The contracts were signed between 24 June and 10 July 2026. Each contract period runs from 11 July 2026 to 10 July 2027. The tender was organised as one lot.

This procurement shows that Liverpool City Council buys playground equipment together with refurbishment work, including replacement safety surfaces and landscaping at named public play sites. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to supply suitable play equipment and deliver the associated site works as an integrated package. The awards went to three specialist play-equipment suppliers, each identified as an SME, indicating that businesses of this scale have competed successfully for the programme. Suppliers whose experience covers playground renewals across multiple locations, and who can manage equipment supply alongside installation and outdoor works, are the closest fit. The requirement is practical and site-based: relevant capability lies in completing durable public play-area improvements, not in general construction or unrelated leisure services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Phase 2 Play Improvement Programme

Notice Description

Liverpool City Council are now seeking bids from perspective suppliers to support the project of refurbishing play areas in the City, by replacing play equipment and safety surfaces.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b367
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095863-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

37535200 - Playground equipment

43325000 - Park and playground equipment

45112723 - Landscaping work for playgrounds

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£652,370 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£652,370 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
11 Jul 2026 - 10 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

KOMPAN Limited

Sutcliffe Play Limited

Wicksteed Leisure Ltd

Further Information

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