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Wootton Parish Council - Provision and Installation of Two New Play Areas

Description: Wootton Parish Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the design, supply and installation of two new children's play areas within the Parish. The procurement comprises two lots: Lot 1 - removal of the existing playground and installation of a new playground at Wootton Recreation Ground, with an estimated value of PS100,000 excluding VAT; and Lot 2 - supply and installation of a new playground at Simpson Manor Memorial Ground, with an estimated value of PS60,000 excluding VAT. Tenderers may submit a tender for either one lot or both lots. The works include design, supply and installation of playground equipment and associated safety surfacing and, for Lot 1, removal and disposal of the existing playground equipment and associated materials and provision of perimeter fencing. The playgrounds (read more...)

Summary: Wootton Parish Council is procuring the design, supply and installation of two new children’s play areas in Wootton: one at Wootton Recreation Ground and one at Simpson Manor Memorial Ground. The works cover playground equipment, safety surfacing and site-specific landscaping. Lot 1 also includes removing and disposing of the existing playground, perimeter fencing with accessible entry points, seating and arrangements for ongoing grass-cutting access. Both play areas must provide inclusive, accessible play for children aged 0–15, with equipment suitable for different ages and abilities. Lot 2 must be visually sensitive to its memorial setting, using natural tones and a subtle military or Army-style feature, with consideration of a horse-themed roundabout. The main work category is playground construction and installation.

The Provision of Education Psychology Assessments

Description: West Northamptonshire Council ("the Authority") is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide Educational Psychology services to support the completion of statutory Educational Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs). The Authority currently has a backlog of approximately 130 statutory assessments requiring Psychological Advice. The successful provider will supply qualified Associate Educational Psychologists (EPs) to undertake assessments and produce Psychological Advice reports within the statutory EHCNA process. The service is required to support the Authority in reducing waiting times for families and meeting its statutory duties.

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is procuring Educational Psychology services to support statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs). The successful supplier will provide qualified Associate Educational Psychologists to undertake assessments and produce Psychological Advice reports within the statutory EHCNA process. The service is intended to reduce waiting times for families and help the council meet its statutory duties, including addressing an approximate backlog of 130 assessments requiring psychological advice. This is a single-supplier requirement for psychologist services, classified under CPV 85121270. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, and the work will support its services in Northamptonshire. The opportunity is therefore suited to providers delivering educational psychology assessments and formal advice reports for local authorities, schools, children and families within statutory special educational needs processes.

Fire Safety

Description: Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (NPH) wishes to invite interested parties to bid for our Fire Safety Requirements Lot 1 - Active Protection Lot 2 - Door Inspections Lot 3 - Passive Protection Lot 4 - Fire Fighting systems Lot 5 - FRA Consultancy Lots 1, 2 and 3 will have 2 contractors appointed to each lot, split between the East and West Region. For Lots 4 and 5 we will appoint one supplier to cover each lot. New contracts are intended to start from between January and April 2027, for initial periods of 3 years with the options for extending or up to a further 2 years. Lot values Lot 1 - up to PS3,600,000 excl. VAT / PS4,320,000 incl. VAT (split between 2 suppliers) Lot 2 - up (read more...)

Summary: Northamptonshire Partnership Homes is procuring fire safety services and related works across Northamptonshire. The requirement is divided into five areas: active protection, including fire and intruder alarms, panic alarms, disabled refuge systems, smoke ventilation, emergency lighting and fireman switch testing; communal and flat-entry fire door inspections; passive protection, including fire stopping, fire door repairs and replacement, compartmentation repairs, fire dampers and bin-chute fusible links; fire-fighting systems such as sprinklers, hydrants, dry risers, extinguishers and fire blankets; and fire risk assessment consultancy, including Types 1–4 assessments, reviews, fire safety strategy reviews and high-level compartmentation surveys. The work is classified mainly as services, with some works, and will be delivered in Northamptonshire.

Mystery Traveller and KPI

Description: To organise and carry out Quarterly mystery traveller surveys throughout 2026 - 2029. Aimed at evaluating the quality of bus services within the WNC area.

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council commissioned quarterly mystery traveller surveys to evaluate the quality of bus services across the West Northamptonshire area. The work is a transport consultancy service covering the organisation and delivery of surveys, with findings focused on bus-service performance and key performance indicators. It falls within road transport services. The council is based in Northampton and is the public-sector buyer. The requirement concerns recurring fieldwork and assessment rather than the operation of bus services themselves, so it is most relevant to market research, mystery shopping, passenger experience, transport consultancy and performance-monitoring providers with the ability to assess public transport service quality across West Northamptonshire.

Alternative Provision Framework

Description: West Northamptonshire Council is establishing a framework for the commissioning and delivery of Non School Alternative Provision (AP) services. The Non School Alternative Provision Framework is for the coordination, education or training provision which needs to be arranged to ensure children and young people receive suitable education or training, including alternative education provision; off-site education that supports inclusion; alternative education that focuses on re-engagement; and teaching and education that supports post 16 learning.

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is commissioning non-school alternative provision through an education and training services framework. The scope covers suitable education or training for children and young people, including alternative education, off-site provision supporting inclusion, re-engagement with learning, SEND tuition, curriculum tuition, online tuition, social, emotional and mental health support, post-16 provision for young people aged 16 to 25 with an education, health and care plan, vocational provision for those aged 14 and over, and services supporting re-engagement with education settings. Work is for schools and will be delivered for children and young people within the West Northamptonshire area. Suppliers may bid for up to five of the seven service areas.

Kingsthorpe Obelisk Conservation

Description: West Northampton Council (the Authority) is inviting local Suppliers to bid for the following project. Kingsthorpe Obelisk is a 100-foot tall, 18th century structure at 400 Obelisk Rise, Northampton, NN2 8UB, in need of, but not limited to the following; * Amendment to the current scaffolding to allow for lifting etc. * Vegetation removal * DOFF Steam clean * Repointing * Stone repairs * Crack stitching * Replace broken stone blocks * Removal of corroded iron clamps The conservation works must be completed safely and to a high quality, requiring specialist, skilled stonemasons and other experienced trades. Pre-tender estimate is circa PS300,000 Estimated project period 2 - 3 months, starting in September 2026

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is procuring conservation works for Kingsthorpe Obelisk, a 100-foot-tall 18th-century structure at 400 Obelisk Rise, Northampton. The works cover adapting existing scaffolding for lifting, removing vegetation, DOFF steam cleaning, repointing, stone repairs, crack stitching, replacing broken stone blocks and removing corroded iron clamps. This is a works contract involving masonry, preservation of a historic monument and conservation of a historic building. Delivery is at the obelisk in Northampton, and the council is seeking local suppliers to carry out the work safely and to a high standard. The requirement is therefore relevant to specialist conservation contractors, stonemasonry firms and experienced building trades able to work on tall, historic structures.

Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing Survey

Description: The Council is considering commissioning three survey waves (2027, 2029 and 2031) to provide local intelligence on the health, wellbeing, experiences and behaviours of school-aged children and young people. This will support strategic planning, needs assessment, service development, evaluation and local decision-making. The proposed maximum value is PS75,000 excluding VAT across the full arrangement, subject to the agreed procurement route and final specification.

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is considering commissioning a research and survey service covering children and young people of school age. The work would involve three survey waves, planned for 2027, 2029 and 2031, to gather local intelligence on health, wellbeing, experiences and behaviours. The findings are intended to support strategic planning, needs assessment, service development, evaluation and local decision-making. This is a public-sector services requirement for research and development, with delivery covering England. Suppliers would be expected to provide the survey activity and associated intelligence needed across the planned arrangement. The contracting authority is West Northamptonshire Council, based in Northampton. The requirement is structured as a single arrangement rather than several separately described work packages.

NGH - Nurse Call Upgrade

Description: Nurse Call Upgrade to Abington Ward, Holcot Ward, Balmoral Ward and Dermatology Department.

Summary: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is procuring a nurse call upgrade for Abington Ward, Holcot Ward, Balmoral Ward and the Dermatology Department at its hospital in Northampton. The requirement is categorised as goods and concerns a patient-monitoring system, covering equipment and associated upgrade work needed to improve or replace nurse call infrastructure in these clinical areas. Suppliers of hospital communication, nurse call, patient-monitoring or related healthcare technology systems may therefore find this relevant. The buying organisation is Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, a public-sector NHS provider. Delivery and installation are centred on the named hospital wards and department, making experience of working in operational healthcare environments particularly pertinent to businesses assessing the opportunity.

NGH - Sub Mains Upgrade

Description: Sub Main and DB upgrade 2026-27 Replace alcumic sub main upgrade and DB according to tender summary

Summary: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is procuring an electrical sub-main and distribution board upgrade for its hospital in Northampton. The requirement covers replacement of the existing sub-main installation and associated distribution board equipment, classified under electricity distribution and control apparatus. The work is intended to upgrade the hospital’s electrical distribution infrastructure and is structured as a single requirement. Suppliers should therefore be able to provide the relevant electrical equipment and undertake the associated upgrade works at the Northampton General Hospital site. The buying organisation is Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, a public-sector healthcare body. This opportunity is most relevant to electrical contractors, building-services specialists and suppliers with experience of sub-main systems, distribution boards and electrical infrastructure upgrades in operational healthcare or other complex buildings.

National Dental Epidemiology Programme Oral Health Survey 2025-28

Description: West Northamptonshire Council is seeking to commission an experienced provider to undertake the National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP) Oral Health Survey each year from 2026/27 to 2028/29 across three or more geographical areas within West Northamptonshire, following the national protocol, training requirements and timescales.

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council intends to commission an experienced provider to deliver the National Dental Epidemiology Programme Oral Health Survey. The work covers an annual survey for three years, from 2026/27 to 2028/29, across three or more geographical areas within West Northamptonshire. The provider will be expected to follow the national survey protocol, meet the programme’s training requirements and work to its specified timescales. This is a health and dental epidemiology service, within the broader category of dental practice and related services. Delivery is across West Northamptonshire, with the council based in Northampton. The procurement is classified as a service and falls under the light-touch regime. The council has identified the requirement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.