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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

GS194 - Barnford Park Play Area Refurb Project

ConstructionCPV 45236290
Value£60k
Deadline3 Sept 2026
Published13 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 13 Aug 202615 days leftCloses 3 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Procurement_SMBC@sandwell.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£60ktotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£4.8m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Repair & Maintenance band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

TITLE OF PROJECT : Barnford Park Play Area Refurb Project BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sandwell MBC (” The Council”) wishes to Invite qualified and experienced contractors to participate in a quotation exercise for the refurbishment of Barnford Park Play Areas Outline of project: Refurbish old play areas and associated surfaces, equipment, fence etc.

Undertake hard and soft landscaping in the areas of the old play areas.

Undertake hard and soft landscaping for the installation of new play equipment and safety surfaces etc.

Supply & install safety surface to comply with specifications and all BS EN 1176 & BS EN 1177 standards.

Undertake all associated specified works including, Tarmac, fencing, painting etc The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to Quotation or other related documents.

To submit a quotation you will be required to "Opt In".

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website.

All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing date: 03 September 2026 at 15:00hrs

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Supply & install safety surface to comply

Supply & install safety surface to comply with specifications and all BS EN 1176 & BS EN 1177 standards.

02

To submit a quotation you will

To submit a quotation you will be required to "Opt In".

03

All procurement responses must be carried out

All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

04

If you require further assistance in respect

If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Supply & install safety surface to comply with specifications and all BS EN 1176 & BS EN 1177 standards.

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k 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-06e383
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
077196-2026
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