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Expression of Interest/Pre-Market Engagement for Playful Structures Peterborough City Centre

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

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Opportunity overview

Peterborough City Council is seeking expression of interests/pre-market engagement from experienced arts organisation's, Community Interest Company, artist collective or creative practice to design, manufacture and install a series of high-quality playful public realm structures within St John's Square, Peterborough. This forms part of the Council's Pride in Place Impact Fund programme and supports the wider Cathedral and St John's Square Vision Plan. The programme seeks to improve the quality, appearance and usability of key civic spaces, create a greener and more inclusive city centre, increase activity and dwell time, and support the wider regeneration of Peterborough's civic heart. The aim of this project is to design and deliver between four and six permanent playful public realm structures within St John's Square. The structures should encourage exploration, social interaction, informal play and moments of pause, while also functioning as high-quality pieces of public art, civic furniture and distinctive place-making features. The installations should invite people to sit, recline, climb, balance, gather, play informally, pause and spend longer within the square. They should appeal to a broad range of ages and abilities without creating a segregated or traditional children's play area.

Classification

  • CPV37000000 — Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
  • CPV39000000 — Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services

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
DN826796
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
37000000
Description
Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
39000000
Description
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
92000000
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This opportunity will be available on the ProContract portal from 12:00pm Monday 24th August 2026. This advert link https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=d6dedb3a-709c-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True will take you to the portal where you can register/login, express and interest and access the EoI/PME document To express an interest please respond to this request via the e-tendering portal ProContract https://procontract.due-north.com (the portal) responses should be in word or PDF and should be attached as your response. 1. Please provide written details of how you would meet the requirements of this requirement. Please include if you would complete the following in-house or if you would subcontract or your preference would be for separate contracts for each stage • full design • development • manufacture • installation • handover of the playful public realm structures No more than 1000 words, approximately 2 sides of A4 2. Please share photos of previous structures that meet the requirements, photos can be attached or you can provide a link to social media where your work is on display, for example, YouTube or Instagram. 3. Please provide an example of a previous project to include • Successes • Issues • Solutions • Lessons learnt No more than 1000 words, approximately 2 sides of A4 4. Please provide what you would expect to see as the contract value? This can be stated as a range and will only be used as guidance for the authority when setting the project budget. Reponses are required to be submitted via the portal by Monday 14th September 2026 at 12:00 (noon). Any clarifications can be sent via the messaging function on the portal; responses will be public unless it is deemed of no benefit to other interested parties.
Due
14 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079289-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Aug 2026, 09:40
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Peterborough City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLXM-3229-WVQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLXM-3229-WVQH

Address

Street Address
Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way
Locality
Peterborough
Postal Code
PE2 8TY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Peterborough · UKH11 · PE2 8TY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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