AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council has published a transparency notice for a direct, below-threshold procurement of playground equipment for the Nonsuch Park Woodland Playground project. PROLUDIC LIMITED is the named supplier for award 1. The award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled; the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed.
Published outcomePending award to PROLUDIC LIMITED for playground equipment, valued at £49,800 excluding VAT (£59,760 gross).
Market significanceA small, direct public-sector playground-equipment procurement intended to improve early-years play provision at Nonsuch Park.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PROLUDIC LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 49800 GBP · pending
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Award 1 names supplier PROLUDIC LIMITED and reports a value amount of GBP 49,800. Supplier verification identifies company number 04455803 and verified company name PROLUDIC LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceTransparency notice published 19 October 2026.
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Award document 098468-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-19T13:03:44+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending.
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; a future signature date was scheduled for 31 October 2026.
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Contract performance
97% confidenceNot confirmed as active or commenced.
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The award is pending and the supplied process-level contract start field is null.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£49,800
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Award 1 value.amount is 49800 GBP; value.amountGross is separately stated as 59760 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£59,760
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 59760 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published award value is attached to award 1, which has one named supplier and relates to lot 1.
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Award 1 names one supplier, PROLUDIC LIMITED, and related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award document datePublished is 2026-10-19T13:03:44+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Future-signature milestone dueDate is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z and status is scheduled.
Planned contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z and endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum stated extent date
98% confidence31 May 2027
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2027-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidenceNonsuch Park Woodland Playground
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Process and award 1 title.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods: playground equipment
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods; item classification CPV 37535200 is Playground equipment.
Intended need
98% confidenceImproving safe, engaging outdoor play opportunities for younger children, particularly early-years children, on the London Roadside of Nonsuch Park.
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Published process description.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKJ26
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKJ26.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement.
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1).
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Tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
SME suitability
98% confidenceLot 1 is marked suitable for SMEs.
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Tender lot 1 suitability.sme is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Possible extension
98% confidenceUp to 2 months, to a stated maximum extent date of 31 May 2027.
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Award hasRenewal is true; renewal description says "2 months of possible extension"; maxExtentDate is 2027-05-31.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceUnknown; the record is pending and only a future signature date is supplied.
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Award status is pending; signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceThe award is for goods rather than an identified works or services contract.
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Award mainProcurementCategory is goods and the item is classified as playground equipment.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice publishes both a net amount and gross amount; the £49,800 figure is the award amount and £59,760 is the gross amount.
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Award value.amount is 49800 and amountGross is 59760, both in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status requires caution
99% confidenceThe publication identifies a pending award, not a confirmed signed or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending and signature is recorded as a future scheduled milestone.
Published contract timing
98% confidenceA planned award-level contract period is supplied, but process-level contract start and end fields are blank.
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Award contractPeriod has dates; process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no separate published title, description or lot-level value.
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Supplied lot record contains null title, description and value_amount.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, tender submission deadline or signed-contract evidence is supplied.
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These fields and supporting details are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied notice does not establish that a contract was signed, active or completed.
- The notice does not provide bid numbers, evaluation results, award rationale, tender deadline, pricing breakdown or savings information.
- Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or value.
- Process-level contract dates are blank, although planned dates appear in the pending award record.
- No follow-on procurement, recompetition timetable or extension exercise decision is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nonsuch Park Woodland PlaygroundEpsom and Ewell Borough CouncilPROLUDIC LIMITEDplayground equipmentdirect procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier for the Nonsuch Park Woodland Playground award?
PROLUDIC LIMITED is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the published value of the award?
The published amount is £49,800 excluding VAT, with a gross amount of £59,760.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. The award is pending and lists a future signature date of 31 October 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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.