PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Play Area Surfacing & Equipment (3 x sites), Blandford Forum, Dorset

Blandford Forum Town Council · published 12 Feb 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID021f6d15-381a-40c0-9bd2-b012217a7083-883465
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-322bcd29-dfd1-4b92-a1bf-26f0feab277c
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/GY8d7MB7
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£61,938
award field
Tender value
£72,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure (below threshold)
Category
works
CPV
37535200
Playground equipment
Delivery
South West, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The Town Council is seeking tenders for works to be carried out at the following three play area sites. Langton Play Area (on-street parking): • Replacement Surfacing under the following items of play equipment: Toddler Swing, Spring Rocker & Multi-Play Tower Unit (NB: basket swing removed from this). • Removal and disposal of existing edgings • Removal and disposal of existing surface • Regrade of subbase level and compact • Supply and install new surfacing • Supply and install new wear pads under swing seats • Large Multipurpose play equipment - Replace Grass Mats with new. Replacement Equipment: • Removal and disposal of existing balance bar (part of the fitness trail), and installation of new. Larksmead Play Area (parking on site): • Replacement Surfacing under the following items of play equipment: Toddler Swing and Basket Swing Set, Spinner, Sit-On Spinner, Junior Swing and See-Saw. Please note this does not include two items of equipment (tower unit and springer with darker surfacing shown in an accompanying document at Appendix A). • Removal and disposal of existing edgings • Removal and disposal of existing surface • Regrade of subbase level and compact • Supply and install new surfacing • Supply and install new wear pads under swing seats Replacement Equipment: • Removal and disposal of existing Seesaw and installation of new Seesaw. • Removal and disposal of existing quad springer and installation of new similar multi-user unit. • Removal and disposal of existing flat swing seats x 2 and replaced with new. • Replacement of cradle swing x 1 (including seat, shackles and chains, but not frame). Park Road Play Area (parking on site): • Replacement Surfacing under the following items of play equipment: Toddler Swings, Spinning Bowl, Springer and New Multi Play unit. • Removal and disposal of existing edgings • Removal and disposal of existing surface • Regrade of subbase level and compact • Supply and install new surfacing • Supply and install new wear pads under swing seats Replacement Equipment: • Removal and disposal of existing Tower Multi-Play Unit, to be replaced by a similar unit. • Replacement of existing cradle swing with new (including seat, shackles and chains, but not frame). Please see Appendix A for location plans and images. Please see Appendix B for further information, including details of how to apply.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release12 Feb 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published2 Feb 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published9 Mar 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jun 2026
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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 12 Feb 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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