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Sunderland City Council Skate Park Refurbishment Programme

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 22:21.

Opportunity overview

Sunderland City Council are seeking to procure an appropriately qualified and experienced Supplier to undertake refurbishment and construction work on 2. skateparks within the City of Sunderland as follows. a. Houghton Skatepark, Brinkburn Crescent, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5EQ. b. Fulwell Skate Park (AKA as Seaburn Skate Park), Fulwell, Tyne and Wear, SR6 8BP The Council are seeking an experienced skateboard specialist supplier to develop a design and build scheme for two skateboard sites within the City; one site has been closed due to its condition and the other remains operational. The Council consider the project to be a specialist skatepark project rather than a public realm or civil engineering project, and that skateparks are highly specialised sporting environments that require a combination of skate-specific design knowledge, construction expertise, and an understanding of user behaviour and long-term operational performance. Within the procurement documentation, the Council will be requesting that bidders are able to demonstrate skatepark (or closely comparable wheeled sports) delivery experience including a requirement to demonstrate experience in the design of the scheme. The Council will provide an Employer's Requirements / Project Brief and will rely on the suppliers' skills, experience and knowledge to develop an appropriate design; the supply will then undertake the construction of the works.

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work

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
OPEN2026353
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
15 Apr 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Oct 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Market Engagement process and the subsequent procurement process will be published on Sunderland City Councils E Tender system Open and access is via the web address https://open-uk.org/projects/overview/15806778-29dd-453e-a3b7-2aa2002fa438 The Open project reference number is OPEN2026353. Suppliers must be registered on the Open e tender portal to participate in the procurement process. You can register your Organisation on the Open e Tender Portal via the web address https://open-uk.org/. The engagement process consists of 1) An overview of the project. 2) Overview of the fundamental mandatory requirements of participation such as Health and Safety CDM roles. 3) A selection of basic questions to collect information on the Suppliers intent with regards participation in the tender. NOTE This Market Engagement is not a formal Expression of interest for any subsequent tender processes, Suppliers that do not respond to this Market Engagement, or who respond indicating they do not intend participating in an advertised tender opportunity are not precluded from participation in the advertised tender should their preferences change. Any information provided in response to this Market Engagement will be used entirely for the purposes as set out in the Market Engagement. Suppliers are not bound by any information provided in this Market Engagement.
Due
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022282-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Mar 2026, 12:38
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sunderland City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLVZ-4154-GGRZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLVZ-4154-GGRZ

Address

Street Address
City Hall, Plater Way,
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 3AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR1 3AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 022282-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·