Notice Information
Notice Title
Gauntlet Play Park Refurbishment
Notice Description
Havant Borough Council (the council) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the refurbishment of the play area at Gauntlet Park, Crookhorn, Havant. The supplier will be required to design and build a new play provision within the existing footprint of the current site. Gauntlet Park is in the Purbrook Ward to the east of central Havant borough in Hampshire. The Purbrook Ward is home to approximately 9300 residents. Directly adjacent to Gauntlet Park is a primary school with a preschool nursery, within the wider ward there is one secondary school and a college offering further education for young people. The supplier will be required to: - Design a new play provision within the existing footprint of the current site - Work with the council to negotiate and update the design as required - Supply and install the new play provision - Complete any additional refurbishment works required. The contract is due to commence on 01 October 2026. The contract period will be determined by the selected supplier's programme, however the council anticipates that practical completion and any snagging periods will be complete by no later than 31 December 2027. The estimated value of the Gauntlet Park contract is estimated to be PS140,000 - PS150,000 excluding VAT (PS168,000 - PS180,000 including VAT). The value of the available opportunity is estimated to be PS1million excluding VAT (PS1.2million including VAT). This is because, in addition to Gauntlet Park, the council has a wider pipeline of play parks across the borough to be refurbished over the next 3 years. These include: - Nutwick Road Play Area - Southwood Road - Park Parade (Leigh Park High Street) - Havant Play Area - Longwood Avenue This list includes all currently known play parks for refurbishment, but the list may not be exhaustive. The council continues to seek funding to improve the play park provision in the borough and therefore this list could increase. To facilitate delivery of these play parks, the council reserves the right to award future contracts for the design and build of new and refurbished play parks to the winning bidder of this tender. Where future contracts are awarded, this will be via the direct award provisions in Section 41 and Schedule 5 paragraph 7-9 of the Procurement Act 2023. The council is under no obligation to award future contracts in this manner and where additional work requires skills or capacity not tested or demonstrated by the tenderer, the council may still seek an alternative competitive process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The value of the available opportunity is estimated to be PS1million excluding VAT (PS1.2million including VAT). This is because, in addition to Gauntlet Park, the council has a wider pipeline of play parks across the borough to be refurbished over the next 3 years. These include: - Nutwick Road Play Area - Southwood Road - Park Parade (Leigh Park High Street) - Havant Play Area - Longwood Avenue This list includes all currently known play parks for refurbishment, but the list may not be exhaustive. The council continues to seek funding to improve the play park provision in the borough and therefore this list could increase. To facilitate delivery of these play parks, the council reserves the right to award future contracts for the design and build of new and refurbished play parks to the winning bidder of this tender. Where future contracts are awarded, this will be via the direct award provisions in Section 41 and Schedule 5 paragraph 7-9 of the Procurement Act 2023. The council is under no obligation to award future contracts in this manner and where additional work requires skills or capacity not tested or demonstrated by the tenderer, the council may still seek an alternative competitive process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06bd7b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060024-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
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- CPV Codes
37535000 - Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other fairground amusements
45112723 - Landscaping work for playgrounds
45236210 - Flatwork for children's play area
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Aug 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HAVANT BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HAVANT
- Postcode
- PO9 2AX
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ35 South Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ35 South Hampshire
-
- Local Authority
- Havant
- Electoral Ward
- Havant St Faith's
- Westminster Constituency
- Havant
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060024-2026
25th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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