Tender: Design and Build Refurbishment of Gauntlet Park Play Area, Crookhorn, Havant

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Havant Borough Council is seeking a supplier to design and build a new play provision and carry out associated refurbishment works within the existing footprint of the Gauntlet Park play area in Crookhorn, Havant. The supplier must work with the council to negotiate and update the design as required, supply and install the new play provision, and complete any additional refurbishment works. The contract is due to commence on 1 October 2026, with practical completion and any snagging periods expected to be complete by no later than 31 December 2027, subject to the selected supplier's programme. The Gauntlet Park contract is estimated at £140,000–£150,000 excluding VAT (£168,000–£180,000 including VAT), and the council estimates a wider borough pipeline of play park refurbishments over the next three years with a total opportunity of around £1 million excluding VAT (£1.2 million including VAT), covering Nutwick Road Play Area, Southwood Road, Park Parade (Leigh Park High Street), Havant Play Area and Longwood Avenue; this list may not be exhaustive and could increase as funding is secured. The council may directly award future design-and-build contracts for these parks to the winning bidder under provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 but is not obliged to do so and may run alternative competitive processes if required skills or capacity are not demonstrated.