Tender for Play Area Works within the Borough of Ards and North Down

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

035248-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 37535200, 43325000, 45112723, 45200000, 50870000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the provision of new and replacement play areas, and play area maintenance within the Borough area.

Open the official Find a Tender notice

Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

Events follow the publisher date where one is available. “Seen by Bidwake” is the date this service first found the record.

1. Tender notice observed

   13 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   073707-2025

   Published tags

   tender

2. Tender record updated

   24 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   076365-2025

   Published tags

   tenderUpdate

3. Tender record updated

   12 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   082495-2025

   Published tags

   tenderUpdate

4. Award notice observed

   19 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Lot 1 - Northern Area

  Buyer: Ards and North Down Borough CouncilSupplier: GARDEN ESCAPES (IRELAND) LIMITED

  End date in notice

  16 Apr 2028Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £2,850,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Lot 1 - Northern Area

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.
  • The dates published for the award and the linked contract do not agree. A contract end date is shown only when the linked records agree.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

• Lot 1 - Northern Area

  Buyer: Ards and North Down Borough Council

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Options are statedLot 1

  As detailed in the tender documents, during the course of the contract, the successful contractors may be asked to carry out some externally funded play area refurbishments and/or new play area developments that fall under the scope of this contract. Council may use this contract to deliver specialist play provision outside of the skillset of traditional play equipment providers, for example (but not limited to) the provision of skateparks and pump tracks.

  Repeated in 3 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 12 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 082495-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The Council anticipates that the Contract will commence on 1 April 2026 initially for a two-year period, with the option to extend the contract for a further 3x 12-month periods, reviewed annually and subject to the successful provider meeting the required standards and performance requirements.

  Repeated in 3 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 12 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 082495-2025
• Options are statedLot 2

  As detailed in the tender documents, during the course of the contract, the successful contractors may be asked to carry out some externally funded play area refurbishments and/or new play area developments that fall under the scope of this contract. Council may use this contract to deliver specialist play provision outside of the skillset of traditional play equipment providers, for example (but not limited to) the provision of skateparks and pump tracks.

  Repeated in 3 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 12 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 082495-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 2

  The Council anticipates that the Contract will commence on 1 April 2026 initially for a two-year period, with the option to extend the contract for a further 3x 12-month periods, reviewed annually and subject to the successful provider meeting the required standards and performance requirements.

  Repeated in 3 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 12 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 082495-2025