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Bristol City Council Parks Service - Groundworks & Play Principal Contractor

Bristol City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:04.

Opportunity overview

Bristol City Council are issuing a speculative soft market testing notice to understand the interest in the market relating to Principal Contractors who have experience of delivering parks improvement works. The council are looking for contractors who are either able to deliver themselves, or would act as principal contractor and sub-contract the following requirements: • Groundworks (eg. excavation & filling, hard landscape construction & drainage, retaining walls/landscape walls, soiling) • Path works • Fencing & repairs (eg. welding, painting, retrofitting) • Detail design (eg. engineering design, level setting out) • Regrading grassed areas / laying, installing lawn • Planting (eg. trees, hedges & perennial planting) • Play equipment installation & safety surfacing • Outdoor furniture installation (eg. benches etc) Over the coming 24 months the Council have a number of sub-threshold contracts where it will be looking to contract with a principal contractor who will bring forwards the project. This exercise is being undertaken to identify if there are providers in the market who can undertake the breadth of works required. Please note that partaking in this soft market testing process does not guarantee your organisation future contracts with the Council. Any requirements will be tendered in adherence to the Bristol City Council procurement rules & Procurement Act 2023. The reason for this SMT process is to identify interested contractors who can be invited to quote for future work - any quote processes will be administered via ProContract, with specific details of each competition being released along with each Request for Quote. To register an interest please complete the soft market testing form which can be found on ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cb4b9fbc-cb51-f011-813a-005056b64545

Classification

  • CPV37535200 — Playground equipment
  • CPV43325000 — Park and playground equipment
  • CPV45112711 — Landscaping work for parks
  • CPV45236210 — Flatwork for children's play area

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN779891
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
works

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
036105-2025
Description
Soft market testing window has been extended until 12:00 on 21st July 2025.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
37535200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Playground equipment
Entry 2
Id
43325000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Park and playground equipment
Entry 3
Id
45112711
Scheme
CPV
Description
Landscaping work for parks
Entry 4
Id
45236210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Flatwork for children's play area

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035143-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
25 Jun 2025, 15:14
Entry 2
Id
036105-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Jun 2025, 13:51

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
21 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
Providers who are interested in bidding for this type of work in the future are asked to complete the soft market testing form & submit via ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cb4b9fbc-cb51-f011-813a-005056b64545 Please note that partaking in this soft market testing process does not guarantee your organisation future contracts with the Council. Any requirements will be tendered in adherence to the Bristol City Council procurement rules & Procurement Act 2023. The reason for this SMT process is to identify interested contractors who can be invited to quote for future work - any quote processes will be administered via ProContract, with specific details of each competition being released along with each Request for Quote.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWXH-3837-PDTD
Name
Bristol City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 5TR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Hall, College Green

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWXH-3837-PDTD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 5TR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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