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    ContractsPlay Area Surfacing Suppliers Framework
    Awarded contract

    Play Area Surfacing Suppliers Framework

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 15 Jul 2026

    Chelmsford City Council is recruiting up to six suppliers for a framework agreement to provide play area surfacing services for its network of public parks and playgrounds.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East of EnglandPublished 15 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 15 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Construction
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East of England

    Suppliers

    3 suppliers
    • AP
      Abacus Playground Limited
    Lead contractor
  1. SS
    Soft Surfaces Limited
    Consortium partner
  2. DP
    DCM PROJECTS
    Consortium partner
  3. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    15 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Chelmsford City Council is establishing a framework agreement with up to six suppliers to provide play area surfacing solutions for its portfolio of approximately 100 parks and play areas across Essex. The council, which maintains 17 parks with Green Flag status, is seeking qualified contractors with expertise in wet-pour play surfaces. Selected suppliers will be invited to submit competitive quotations for individual playground refurbishment projects throughout the framework agreement period. Each project will be awarded following a mini-competition process and confirmed by official council order. This is an opportunity to become an approved supplier for ongoing playground maintenance and improvement works across the city.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In construction, Chelmsford City Council has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. Abacus Playground Limited1× · 100%

    Across construction, the most active winners are HOLCIM UK LIMITED, TARMAC TRADING LIMITED, LINDUM GROUP LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-066fff

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    Chelmsford City Council
    Sector
    Construction