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Blandford Forum Town Council

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

Leisure GoodsCPV 37535200 37535250 45112723 50870000
Value£62k
Awarded2 Feb 2026
Published12 Feb 2026
RegionSouth West
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£62ktotal contract value
median £78k
this tender£0£853k

This sits in the lower-middle of the Musical, Sports & Leisure Goods band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 1,946 valued Musical, Sports & Leisure Goods tenders in our corpus.

The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Supply and install new surfacing

Supply and install new surfacing.

02

Supply and install new wear pads under

Supply and install new wear pads under swing seats.

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Source & provenance
OCID
021f6d15-381a-40c0-9bd2-b012217a7083
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
BFTC Play Area Tender
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