AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Belfast City Council has signed eight active supply contracts for playground equipment, split across standalone items, single spring rockers and swing units. The contracts name six suppliers and have a combined stated value of £1,361,500 excluding VAT (£1,633,800 including VAT).
Published outcomeContracts were awarded through an open procedure. Contract details show signature on 8 October 2026, a start date of 2 November 2026 and an initial end date of 1 November 2029, with options that could extend the term to 1 November 2031.
Market significanceThe requirement is a multi-supplier playground-equipment arrangement for delivery in Northern Ireland, allocating standalone-item awards among six suppliers and awarding the two named equipment lots to PLAY AND LEISURE SERVICES LTD and KOMPAN SCOTLAND LTD.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
8 supplier records analysed
ALLPLAY IRELAND LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Item 1 - 32 · 655000 GBP · active
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Verified legal name supplied for award 1; contract 1 allocates items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 25 and 29 and states £655,000 excluding VAT.
Garden Escapes (unverified legal identity)
97% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Item 1 - 32 · 150000 GBP · active
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Award 2 names Garden Escapes; contract 2 allocates items 16, 20, 21, 26 and 31 and states £150,000 excluding VAT.
HAWTHORN HEIGHTS LTD
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Item 1 - 32 · 105000 GBP · active
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Verified legal name supplied for award 3; contract 3 allocates items 27, 28, 30 and 32 and states £105,000 excluding VAT.
KOMPAN SCOTLAND LTD
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots Item 1 - 32 · 34000 GBP · active
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Verified legal name supplied for award 4; contract 4 is titled "Items awarded" and states £34,000 excluding VAT.
Larsplay Ltd (unverified legal identity)
97% confidenceAward 5 · Lots Item 1 - 32 · 7500 GBP · active
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Award 5 names Larsplay Ltd; contract 5 allocates item 22 and states £7,500 excluding VAT.
PLAY AND LEISURE SERVICES LTD
99% confidenceAward 6 · Lots Item 1 - 32 · 160000 GBP · active
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Verified legal name supplied for award 6; contract 6 allocates items 2, 12, 15, 19 and 24 and states £160,000 excluding VAT.
PLAY AND LEISURE SERVICES LTD
99% confidenceAward 7 · Lots Lot 1 · 100000 GBP · active
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Verified legal name supplied for award 7; the award relates to Lot 1 and contract 7 states £100,000 excluding VAT.
KOMPAN SCOTLAND LTD
99% confidenceAward 8 · Lots Lot 2 · 150000 GBP · active
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Verified legal name supplied for award 8; the award relates to Lot 2 and contract 8 states £150,000 excluding VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete; eight awards and eight active contracts are recorded.
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Tender status is "complete"; awards 1–8 and contracts 1–8 are each marked "active".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceSigned contracts recorded on 8 October 2026.
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Each of contracts 1–8 has dateSigned "2026-10-08".
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026.
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Each contract period starts "2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Aggregate contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,361,500 GBP
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Sum of stated contract amounts excluding VAT: £655,000, £150,000, £105,000, £34,000, £7,500, £160,000, £100,000 and £150,000.
Aggregate contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,633,800 GBP
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Sum of stated gross contract values: £786,000, £180,000, £126,000, £40,800, £9,000, £192,000, £120,000 and £180,000.
Value basis
99% confidenceStated contract values; individual award/contract allocations are identified.
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Each contract has both amount and amountGross in GBP and is linked to one award and one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence13 March 2026
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Release history records tender notice 023149-2026 dated 2026-03-13.
Award notice published / award date
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 089952-2026 on 2026-09-23; all awards state award_date 2026-09-23.
Contracts signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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dateSigned is 2026-10-08 for contracts 1–8.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Document 095070-2026 is dated 2026-10-08.
Initial term end
99% confidence1 November 2029
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Each contract period ends 2029-11-01T23:59:59+00:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupply and delivery of playground equipment for a range of play opportunities, age groups, needs and abilities.
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Procurement title and description.
Structure
99% confidenceStandalone playground items 1–32; Lot 1 single spring rockers (items 33–35); Lot 2 swing units (items 36–40).
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Procurement description.
Delivery geography
99% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN).
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Every award item records delivery address region UKN.
Classification
99% confidencePlayground equipment, park and playground equipment, and playground swings.
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Award item CPV codes 37535200, 43325000 and 37535210.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure.
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Award configuration
99% confidenceEight awards to six named suppliers; two suppliers each hold two awards.
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Awards 1–8 identify six distinct supplier parties; PLAY AND LEISURE SERVICES LTD holds awards 6 and 7, and KOMPAN SCOTLAND LTD holds awards 4 and 8.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial duration
99% confidenceThree years, from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2029.
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Contract periods supplied for contracts 1–8.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to two additional years, structured as 1+1.
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Each contract renewal description states options to extend for a further two years (1+1); maxExtentDate is 1 November 2031.
Operational options
98% confidenceThe council may add, vary or remove equipment items, adjust delivery requirements, and introduce new premises or events, subject to the specification and Procurement Act 2023.
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Options description repeated across contracts 1–8.
Performance management
98% confidenceNo formal KPIs are stated for contracts 1–6; management is described through specification compliance, delivery timescales, warranties, BS EN 1176 safety standards, replacement-parts availability and routine contract management.
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noAgreedMetricsRationale on contracts 1–6.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Multi-supplier allocation
99% confidenceThe standalone-items portion is divided among six awards, while Lot 1 and Lot 2 are separately allocated.
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Awards 1–6 relate to "Item 1 - 32"; award 7 relates to Lot 1 and award 8 to Lot 2.
Largest stated allocation
99% confidenceALLPLAY IRELAND LIMITED's award 1 is valued at £655,000 excluding VAT.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records amount £655,000.
Quality and compliance focus
98% confidenceThe published contract-management rationale highlights delivery, warranties, BS EN 1176 safety compliance and replacement-parts availability.
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noAgreedMetricsRationale on contracts 1–6.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Identity status
99% confidenceFour supplier legal identities are verified; Garden Escapes and Larsplay Ltd have no supplied verified company identity and are labelled unverified.
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Supplier verification records show four verified suppliers and two not_applicable records without verified company names or numbers.
Lot information
98% confidenceLot titles are not separately published in structured lot records, but the procurement description identifies Lot 1 as single spring rockers and Lot 2 as swing units.
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Lot records have null titles/descriptions; procurement description defines the lots.
Unspecified item allocation
99% confidenceAward 4 is valued at £34,000 excluding VAT but its contract title only says "Items awarded"; the particular standalone items are not identified.
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Contract 4 title is "Items awarded".
Information not supplied
99% confidenceTender deadline, bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdowns and individual lot values are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Garden Escapes and Larsplay Ltd do not have supplied verified company names or company numbers; their legal identities remain unverified.
- The published data does not state the particular items allocated under award/contract 4.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, number of bids, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing and individual structured lot values.
- No contract end-date-based procurement forecast is made: the 1 November 2029 date is only the scheduled end of the initial term, with optional extensions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Belfast City Councilplayground equipmentT2690ALLPLAY IRELAND LIMITEDKOMPAN SCOTLAND LTDPLAY AND LEISURE SERVICES LTDpublic procurementNorthern Ireland
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
What is the total value of the Belfast City Council playground equipment contracts?
The eight stated contracts total £1,361,500 excluding VAT and £1,633,800 including VAT.
When do the contracts run?
They are recorded as signed on 8 October 2026, start on 2 November 2026 and initially end on 1 November 2029. Optional 1+1 extensions could take them to 1 November 2031.
Which suppliers received awards?
ALLPLAY IRELAND LIMITED, Garden Escapes, HAWTHORN HEIGHTS LTD, KOMPAN SCOTLAND LTD, Larsplay Ltd and PLAY AND LEISURE SERVICES LTD.
Was this an open competition?
Yes. The published procurement data identifies an open procedure, but does not provide the number of bids or evaluation scores.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.