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Lancaster City Council

Green Ayre Skate Park

ConstructionCPV 37535291
Value£350k
Deadline29 Oct 2026
Published24 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 24 Jul 202652 days leftCloses 29 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Ms Helen Brister
HBrister@lancaster.gov.uk
+44 1524852000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£350ktotal contract value
median £78k
this tender£0£853k

This is a large award for Musical, Sports & Leisure Goods — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 1,946 valued Musical, Sports & Leisure Goods tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Lancaster City Council has published 11 Musical, Sports & Leisure Goods notices, about every 5 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around December 2026.

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The brief

Design and build of new skatepark at Green Ayre

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d2a0
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
069999-2026
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