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title: "Playing Pitch and Built Facilities Strategy"
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# Playing Pitch and Built Facilities Strategy

Buyer: CASTLE POINT BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bcc79be4-50d6-4485-bf3d-f2741c6a5491

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## Summary

Castle Point Borough Council is in the process of creating a local plan, named the Castle Point Plan, covering the span from 2023 to 2043. An essential element of this plan involves updating the Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) and Indoor Built Facility Strategy (IBFS) originally formulated in 2018. The project, entitled "Playing Pitch and Built Facilities Strategy," falls under the "Recreational, Cultural, and Sporting Services" category (CPV 92000000). With Benfleet, Essex (postal code SS7 1TF) as the operations hub, this work aims to accommodate community needs via strong stakeholder engagement. The tender was awarded to Knight, Kavanagh & Page on 4th September 2024, with the contract commencing on 15th September 2024 and concluding on 20th November 2025. This procurement utilised an open procedure, wherein quotes were sought from qualified specialists, with a budget ranging between £15,000 and £30,000.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in sports facility planning and recreational infrastructure development. The project, proposed by Castle Point Borough Council, emphasises the improvement and expansion of local sporting facilities, thereby fostering community health and wellbeing. SMEs are particularly well-positioned to compete for contracts like this, given the council's encouragement of smaller enterprises. Engaging in such projects can enhance portfolio visibility, help build reputational capital in public sector collaborations, and create pathways for future opportunities within local government projects. The comprehensive update and place-based approach also necessitate collaborative efforts, favourable for businesses adept at community engagement and innovative planning methodologies.

## Notice

Castle Point Borough Council is preparing a local plan for its area. This will be called the Castle Point Plan and will cover the period 2023 to 2043. A vision led place-based approach is being taken to the Castle Point Plan, with the needs of the community and the needs of those organisations providing services and facilities to the local communities being at the fore of what how places change and grow. A critical component of the Castle Point Plan will be the approach taken to ensuring that residents can be healthy and live well. Sporting facilities and playing pitches have a role to play in providing these opportunities, as well as informal opportunities for recreation such as the use of green spaces. A Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) and Indoor Built Facility Strategy (IBFS) were last prepared in 2018 and set out action plans for improving the quantity and quality of pitch and sport facility provision in Castle Point. Updates from sports' governing bodies were collected in 2022 and 2023 to inform updates to the action plans within these strategies. Additionally, a PPS steering group comprising representatives from different sports' governing bodies as well as Sports England and Active Essex meet bi-annually and liaise outside of meetings to facilitate delivery of actions arising from the strategies. In order to inform the emerging Castle Point Plan, a new Playing Pitch and Sports Facilities Strategy is required that provides a comprehensive update to the work undertaken in 2018. The new strategy should take a place-based approach to the consideration of needs and provision and should be informed by strong community and stakeholder engagement. This strategy is aimed at different stakeholders and the strategy should be adaptable to enable the use of the document for different needs. For example, the council will be preparing a recreation strategy and work from this strategy will feed into that workstream. Quotes are sought from suitably qualified and experienced specialists in the planning of playing pitch and sports facilities to undertake this work.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbbf34ab-9777-4eb4-a8a0-82f3b1516a00 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2024 - 20 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £44,588 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CASTLE POINT BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BENFLEET |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS7 1TF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Castle Point |
| Electoral ward | Thundersley South |
| Westminster constituency | Castle Point |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KNIGHT, KAVANAGH & PAGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2024 at 08:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbbf34ab-9777-4eb4-a8a0-82f3b1516a00
- 24 Jul 2024 at 07:54 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79b6fa4f-387f-435e-847f-9256d6f07c28
- 24 Jul 2024 at 07:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79b6fa4f-387f-435e-847f-9256d6f07c28
- 22 Jul 2024 at 15:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79b6fa4f-387f-435e-847f-9256d6f07c28
- 22 Jul 2024 at 10:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79b6fa4f-387f-435e-847f-9256d6f07c28

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbbf34ab-9777-4eb4-a8a0-82f3b1516a00
  9th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79b6fa4f-387f-435e-847f-9256d6f07c28
  24th July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/29b1af5c-e4ed-4a77-ab1b-c46af25c45a8
  A document containing Technical Specifications along with the background and the evaluation criteria of what is expected of the winner of the contract.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/36d63e10-c8cb-4d0f-b8e8-d177b1636999
  Technical specifications including background information, evaluation criteria and what is required of the winning contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/47f107c3-0b4b-4eb5-ae15-8cb9b9de6b4d
  Clarifications to bidders questions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f2317379-8ea7-48ff-ae44-aa833e65d8f7
  Technical specifications including background information, evaluation criteria and what is required of the winning contract

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