CBC-1209-T-CE MUGA, Play and Fitness Equipment - 5 Lots

Stotfold Town Council leases an area of 24 acres on Arlesey Road, Stotfold from Central Bedfordshire Council. The bulk of this area is public open space for general recreational use and football pitches. The site also accommodates the town's Football Club with a stadium and clubhouse.

It is the Town Council's aim to enhance the wider community use of this public open space, as identified in the Stotfold Town Plan to increase recreation facilities for the community, and in the Town Council's Corporate Strategic Plan to provide a new Multi-Use Games Area and outdoor gym facility at the Arlesey Road site. This project to provide a Multi-Use Games Area, play area and outdoor gym equipment meets those objectives.

The facilities sought within this tender are intended to build on the formal sports provision at the site, to offer a range of casual sport and physical activity facilities and opportunities for a wide age range. The gym equipment and MUGA are aimed at older teenagers and adults; while the play area should cater for children from 6-10+years with an emphasis on challenge and innovation.

The contract is split into five Lots; multiple bids are accepted:

Lot 1 - MUGA Lot 2 - Fitness equipment Lot 3 - Play equipment Lot 4 - Interactive ball wall Lot 5 - Yalp Sona

Expressions of Interest and access to the tender documents closes on Friday, 16th July 2021.

Return of Tender - Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, by the due date via our "In-Tend" electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered.

Your Tender must be submitted via the In-Tend system by no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, 30th July 2021. Tenders received after that time will be excluded.

Help and Support - The Council will provide as much support and information as it can in order to help guide you through the Tender process. Questions asked together with the Council's response will be made available to all tenderers to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact us using the Correspondence facility on the In-Tend portal.

Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system is Friday, 16th July 2021.

Target contract commencement date or delivery date (subject to planning permission) is Monday, 20th September 2021

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No