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Award of CE-36-26-MC - Installation of Play Area Equipment and Safety Surfacing - Troon Esplanade...

South Ayrshire Council

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01 Sep 2026 at 15:02

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

South Ayrshire Council commissioned the installation of play area equipment and safety surfacing at Troon Esplanade, Troon, KA10 6AY. The requirement is categorised as services and concerns park and playground equipment. The work is for a public outdoor play area and combines the supply and installation of play equipment with the provision of safety surfacing. The council is the buying organisation. The named delivery location is Troon Esplanade, making this relevant to playground contractors, specialist play-area installers, safety-surfacing providers and businesses able to deliver both elements of the requirement. The procurement was run as a mini competition for this specific site-based installation project.

This procurement has been awarded following a mini competition. The contract was awarded to Playscapes Scotland Ltd, and the contract is recorded as active. The awarded value is £71,245 GBP. One bid was recorded. The published outcome identifies the requirement as the installation of play area equipment and safety surfacing at Troon Esplanade. The award information does not provide an award date or contract start and end dates. The available outcome records one supplier and one award, rather than separate awards for different lots. This procurement therefore demonstrates a completed competitive route used by South Ayrshire Council to appoint a specialist supplier for a defined playground installation package.

For a supplier that did not win, this procurement is a clear indicator that South Ayrshire Council buys combined play-area installation and safety-surfacing services through a mini-competition route. A credible competitor for the same requirement in future would need to source or install park and playground equipment, deliver compliant safety surfacing, and coordinate both parts as one site-based service. The Troon Esplanade project also indicates the value of being able to deliver a complete outdoor play-area package rather than only supplying equipment or surfacing. Businesses with practical installation capacity, relevant playground construction experience and the ability to manage works at a public coastal or town-centre location would be well placed to compete when the requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of CE-36-26-MC - Installation of Play Area Equipment and Safety Surfacing - Troon Esplanade...

Notice Description

Mini Competition for the Installation of Play Area Equipment and safety surfacing - Troon Esplanade. KA10 6AY.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000834337
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563539
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

CPV Codes

43325000 - Park and playground equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£71,245 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Ayrshire Council
Additional Buyers

Argyll and Bute Council

Dumfries and Galloway Council

East Lothian Council

Fife Council

Glasgow Caledonian University

Lothian NHS Board

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

The City of Edinburgh Council

The Highland 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
AYR
Postcode
KA7 1DR
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Ayr West
Westminster Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
29
Supplier Names

Playscapes Scotland Ltd

Holyrood PR

Nuffield Health

Spire Healthcare

Laser Vision Scotland Ltd

Circle Health Group Limited

Tropical Health Consulting LLP

Harley Haddow Limited

Virgin Media Business

ac's taxis

Bodyshop Edinburgh

atholl carriers

APEM Ltd

William Waugh & Sons (Builders) Ltd

Valuta

C and A interiors

RSK Environment Ltd.

Optimal Economics

Building Research Establishment Ltd

thermo fisher scientific

Sangster Electrical Ltd

Synaptik

CSS Europe Limited

Venesky Brown Ltd

Richard Irvin FM Limited

D.R. Alexander & Son

SMYTEC LTD

Astell Scientific Ltd

Fortress Security Alarms Ltd

Further Information

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