✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 11:11.
Opportunity overview
Procurement is to remodel one of the landing areas and banking of the skateboard park which is situated on Saffron Road Recreation Ground, located off Vine Hill Drive, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8EF.
The Town Council requires a contractor to supply all materials, construct, and manage the remodelling works to the skateboard park to the point of recommissioning.
We are seeking a competitive quotation, the council has a budget allocation of £24,000.
The remodelling to comprise increasing the concrete landing area by 1 metre in length and building out of the banking with a plateau 1m in length with a less steep slope to the ground level.
The site is accessed from Vine Hill Drive and the sports pavilion car park. There is room in the car park to barrier off a section for a skip and any materials and works equipment if required.
Your tender return should include a breakdown of the materials specification and construction elements necessary for the work, with a cost per element (excluding VAT). As a guide and as minimum the following is required in this respect:-
1. Excavation and disposal off site of any material to enable the remodelling works.
2. Import and compaction of sub-bases to build out.
3. Fixing dowels into existing concrete.
4. Fixing shuttering and stakes, mesh and spacer blocks.
5. Laying concrete and sealing.
6. Import and spread of soil to form plateau and banking.
7. Finish with a suitable material. Please provide the cost for 2 finish options:-
• Option 1. Bonded mulch from edge of concrete over banking platform and slope to existing ground level. Bonded mulch to be green in colour.
• Option 2. Grass matting from edge of concrete over banking platform and slope to existing ground level, followed by application of grass seed.
Please provide measurements or a diagram to demonstrate the extent of the soil plateau and the gradient of the slope of the banking to either side of the end, and the end itself. The end of slope must finish at least 2ms from the near edge of the football pitch. A path to the side nearest the Scheduled Ancient Monument must be maintained and it is acknowledged that the gradient of the slopes to the side will be restricted by this.
8. Hire of equipment, mobilisation, setting out, heras fencing signage and welfare.
Classification
CPV37535200 — Playground equipment
CPV45212000 — Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
26/002
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
Tenders are preferred electronically and are to be sent to:
clerk@highamferrers-tc.gov.uk
Subject Line: Skatebaord Park Remodelling 2026 Tender Submission
https://www.highamferrers-tc.gov.uk
Alternatively, tenders can be submitted in writing in a sealed marked envelope. The envelope should have the date of submission written on it and be addressed:
Skateboard Park Remodelling 2026 Tender Submission
The Proper Officer
Higham Ferrers Town Council
Town Hall
Market Square
Higham Ferrers NN10 8BT
Checklist for Submission
In addition to the fixed price quotation for the remodelling work under the scope and specification above, please provide with your submitted tender:-
• References - at least 2 references of similar works undertaken within the last 3 years
• Method statement
• Risk assessments
• Public liability insurance
• Health and Safety polices and documentation of safe working practices
• Relevant Quality Assurance documentation, work guarantee periods and environmental policy and practices
Tenders will be evaluated on the following basis with the overall score calculated out of 100%
Price 75%
Experience and track record 10% (Demonstrated ability to deliver similar projects to a high quality)
Health and safety 5% (Demonstrated approach to health and safety including health and safety policy and procedures. Risk assessments and safe methods of working, compliance with relevant legislation. )
Quality assurance, workmanship guarantees 5% (Demonstrated evidence of material selection, installation standards, safety and compliance, maintenance, staffing and credibility.)
Environmental 5% (Consideration of environmental management policies, sustainable working practices, waste management and recycling, use of local resources and skills, use of environmentally responsible materials and equipment.)
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
37535200
Description
Playground equipment
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45212000
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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096806-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Higham Ferrers Town Council is seeking a contractor to remodel a skateboard-park landing area and banking at Saffron Road Recreation Ground. The works include excavation, sub-base works, concrete works, soil banking, two priced finish options, site management and recommissioning.
Who this may suit
Fit for civil engineering, concrete, landscaping and skate-park remediation contractors able to provide an itemised quotation and manage on-site works.
Key points identified
Scope of worksRemodel a skateboard-park landing area and banking through to recommissioning.Evidence: "supply all materials, construct, and manage the remodelling works to the skateboard park to the point of recommissioning."
Itemised tender pricingProvide material and construction-element breakdown with cost per element excluding VAT.Evidence: "Your tender return should include a breakdown of the materials specification and construction elements necessary for the work, with a cost per element (excluding VAT)."
Finish optionsPrice both green bonded mulch and grass matting followed by grass seed.Evidence: "Please provide the cost for 2 finish options"
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Higham Ferrers Town Council is seeking a contractor to remodel a skateboard-park landing area and banking at Saffron Road Recreation Ground. The works include excavation, sub-base works, concrete works, soil banking, two priced finish options, site management and recommissioning.
Who this may suit
Fit for civil engineering, concrete, landscaping and skate-park remediation contractors able to provide an itemised quotation and manage on-site works.
Key deliverables
Extend the concrete landing area by 1 metre.
Build a 1-metre plateau and reduced-gradient banking.
Price bonded green mulch and grass-matting/seed finish options.
Provide a diagram or measurements showing plateau extent and banking gradients.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Scope of works
99% confidence
Remodel a skateboard-park landing area and banking through to recommissioning.
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"supply all materials, construct, and manage the remodelling works to the skateboard park to the point of recommissioning."
Itemised tender pricing
99% confidence
Provide material and construction-element breakdown with cost per element excluding VAT.
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"Your tender return should include a breakdown of the materials specification and construction elements necessary for the work, with a cost per element (excluding VAT)."
Finish options
99% confidence
Price both green bonded mulch and grass matting followed by grass seed.
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"Please provide the cost for 2 finish options"
Design information
99% confidence
Provide measurements or a diagram showing the soil plateau extent and banking slope gradients.
View supporting evidence
"Please provide measurements or a diagram to demonstrate the extent of the soil plateau and the gradient of the slope"
Ancient Monument-side path
98% confidence
Maintain the path nearest the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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"A path to the side nearest the Scheduled Ancient Monument must be maintained"
Football-pitch separation
99% confidence
End of slope must finish at least 2 metres from the near edge of the football pitch.
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"The end of slope must finish at least 2ms from the near edge of the football pitch."
Eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, insurance, financial-standing or experience criteria are stated in the supplied content.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Budget allocation
99% confidence
£24,000.
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"the council has a budget allocation of £24,000."
Notice/lot value
99% confidence
£30,000.
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Process value_max is GBP 30,000; Lot 1 value_amount is GBP 30,000.
Pricing basis
99% confidence
Cost per element excluding VAT; include two finish-option prices.
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"cost per element (excluding VAT)" and "Please provide the cost for 2 finish options"
Delivery
Site
99% confidence
Saffron Road Recreation Ground, off Vine Hill Drive, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8EF.
View supporting evidence
"skateboard park which is situated on Saffron Road Recreation Ground, located off Vine Hill Drive, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8EF."
Access and site logistics
98% confidence
Access is from Vine Hill Drive and the sports pavilion car park; car-park space can be barriered for a skip, materials and works equipment.
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"The site is accessed from Vine Hill Drive and the sports pavilion car park."
Site preliminaries
99% confidence
Include equipment hire, mobilisation, setting out, Heras fencing, signage and welfare.
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"Hire of equipment, mobilisation, setting out, heras fencing signage and welfare."
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status is "open"; stage is "tender".
Procedure
99% confidence
Below threshold - open competition.
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procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
6 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline is "2026-11-06T12:00:00Z".
Lot structure
99% confidence
One active lot with no supplied title or description.
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Lot 1 has null title and description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Budget/value discrepancy
99% confidence
The stated council budget is £24,000, while the process and lot value are £30,000; the supplied source does not explain the difference.
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"the council has a budget allocation of £24,000"; process value_max and Lot 1 value_amount are GBP 30,000.
Delivery-location metadata conflict
99% confidence
The narrative specifies Higham Ferrers, but structured delivery-location metadata lists multiple UK regions (UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK).
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Site narrative names "Higham Ferrers, NN10 8EF"; supplied locations contain the listed delivery regions.
Ground and heritage constraints
98% confidence
Banking gradient is restricted by the maintained path near the Scheduled Ancient Monument, and the slope end has a football-pitch clearance requirement.
View supporting evidence
"gradient of the slopes to the side will be restricted" and "must finish at least 2ms from the near edge of the football pitch."
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