--- title: "Worcester Play Equipment Inspections 2025" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-46919e6e-5781-408e-bd45-5348ddf0ca15" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-46919e6e-5781-408e-bd45-5348ddf0ca15" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46919e6e-5781-408e-bd45-5348ddf0ca15.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46919e6e-5781-408e-bd45-5348ddf0ca15.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-11-27" --- # Worcester Play Equipment Inspections 2025 Buyer: WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46919e6e-5781-408e-bd45-5348ddf0ca15 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-46919e6e-5781-408e-bd45-5348ddf0ca15) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46919e6e-5781-408e-bd45-5348ddf0ca15.json) ## Summary Worcester City Council is currently inviting quotes for the "Worcester Play Equipment Inspections 2025" tender, focusing on the inspection and maintenance of play equipment within Worcester. The tender falls under the business services category, primarily including law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security services, with specific classifications related to playground equipment maintenance. This open procurement process is in the tender stage, with bids to be submitted through the Proactis Pro-Contract portal by 18th December 2024. The contract period begins on 1st April 2025 and ends on 31st March 2030, with a maximum budget of £37,536. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in playground equipment inspection, maintenance, and related advisory services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, which offers a steady stream of work over five years. Companies with expertise in conducting both annual and quarterly inspections, post-installation, and post-accident inspections, as well as providing year-round advice, can significantly benefit from the business growth this tender could catalyse. ## Notice Worcester City Council is inviting quotes for the supply and delivery of; * Annual Play Area Inspections (October each year) * Quarterly Play Area Inspections (April, July & January each year) * Post Installation Inspections * Post Accident Inspections * Year Round Advice Services by a specialist company as set out or referred to in the Specification. The maximum budget for this five-year contract is PS37,536 and any bids over this amount will be disqualified. The Council is using the e-procurement portal known as the Proactis Pro-Contract portal https://procontract.due-north.com to conduct this procurement exercise. To gain access to the procurement documents, bidders will need to register their company details at the above website. Once registered, bidders will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the procurement documents. Bidders will need to search for the invitation under Worcester City Council and then electronically submit an expression of interest and follow the online instructions to view the procurement documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e0d53b-6c42-4375-a524-e288c2ac787c | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | 18 Dec 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WORCESTER | | Post town | Worcester | | Postcode | WR1 2EY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Worcester | | Electoral ward | Cathedral | | Westminster constituency | Worcester | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 43325000 - Park and playground equipment - 50870000 - Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 27 Nov 2024 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e0d53b-6c42-4375-a524-e288c2ac787c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e0d53b-6c42-4375-a524-e288c2ac787c 27th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.worcester.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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