Design, Supply and Installation of Play Areas at Belhus Woods and Cudmore Grove Country Parks

Essex County Council has two play area requirements in their Country Parks. These are split into two lots and bidders may bid for either one or both lots. Lot 1: Music / Rhythm / Performance Play Zone at Belhus Woods Country Park Lot 2: Play Area Provision at Cudmore Grove Country Park

The scope of both requirements includes the: • Design of a play area with a relevant theme • Supply of the materials/equipment to fulfil the design proposals • Construction and installation of the materials/equipment to implement/execute the design • Arrangement of an independent assessment by a certified engineer • Completion of appropriate land surveys prior to any excavations • Provision of necessary signage for users to maximise the enjoyment of the play offer • Provision of appropriate safety surfacing

Additional information: The Council's supplier portal, "Ariba" will be used throughout the procurement process. All communications with Essex County Council relating to this procurement must be via the supplier portal message board. The supplier portal has instructions on how to use the system and access the information as well as a helpdesk to assist Bidders. Essex County Council reserves the right to amend timescales and change the evaluation criteria if there are genuine omissions or mistakes. We also reserve the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. Essex County Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by suppliers in relation to this procurement exercise. Suppliers are advised that Essex County Council is subject to the Freedom of Information act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).If a supplier considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement exercise should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, it must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information it does not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Essex County Council shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to FOIA or EIR which relates to the information provided by a Supplier. However, if the information is requested Essex County Council may be obliged to under FOIA and/or EIR to disclose such information, irrespective of the supplier's wishes. Please note that it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.

Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: Applicants must contact ECC to request to be invited to this tender by following these instructions: 1. Send an email with your organisation name in the subject title field to: [email protected] asking to be invited to this tender and providing your contact name and Supplier ID/User ANID from your Ariba registration details. 2. If you have more than one registered user who you want invited to the event, provide the name(s) of each registered user in your request as it may not be possible to include additional users at a later stage. If you are not registered in Ariba at all, please go to http://ecc.supplier.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions? type=full and follow the instructions to register then follow steps 1 and 2 above. (PLEASE NOTE: 35% completion (i.e. mandatory fields only: organisation/user details, commodity, sales territory) is the minimum required for your Ariba cloud registration, you do not need to reach 100 % completion.) Once you have been invited to the project all communication will need to be via the project message board.