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Tender: Play Area Surfacing and Equipment Replacement – Blandford Forum (Larksmead, Langton, Park Road)

Released 11 months ago

Closed02 Feb 2026
Est. valueEstimate£35K to £60K
LocationSouth West
SourceContracts Finder
CategoryConstruction
Submissions closedClosed Mon, 2 Feb 2026

Blandford Forum Town Council is seeking a supplier for replacement surfacing and play equipment at three play areas: Larksmead, Langton and Park Road. Works include removal and disposal of existing edgings and surfaces, regrade and compaction of the subbase, supply and installation of new safety surfacing and wear pads under swing seats, and removal and installation of specified play equipment at each site. At Larksmead (parking on site) surfacing is required under the toddler swing, basket swing set, spinner, sit-on spinner, junior swing and see-saw (this does not include the tower unit and springer with darker surfacing shown in Appendix A); equipment replacements include a new seesaw, a similar multi-user unit to replace the quad springer, two new flat swing seats and one cradle swing. At Langton (on-street parking) surfacing is required under toddler swing, basket swing, spring rocker and multi-play tower unit, with replacement of grass mats on the large multipurpose play equipment and replacement of a balance bar. At Park Road (parking on site) surfacing is required under toddler swings, spinning bowl, springer and a new multi-play unit, with removal and replacement of the tower multi-play unit by a similar unit and replacement of a cradle swing. See Appendix A for location plans and images and Appendix B for further information including how to apply.

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