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AwardedAwarded 29 May 2026

Play Area Surfacing Framework

Chelmsford City Council · Local authority

In brief

Chelmsford City Council awarded construction and highways work to D C M Projects Ltd., Soft Surfaces Ltd. and Abacus Playground Limited on 29 May 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £1,000,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 June 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Chelmsford City Council, in the heart of Essex, has within its stated priorities the creation and development of high-quality public spaces. Seventeen of Chelmsford City Council’s main parks across the city received the Green Flag status in 2021 with two new sites- Galleywood Common and Frankland fields receiving a green flag award for the first-time last year. The council owns around 100 play areas and as part of their maintenance plan will establish a framework of up to six suitable suppliers for the provision of Play Area Surfacing. Appointment to the framework will recognise excellence in the provision of wet-pour play surfaces, and only those companies selected for inclusion on the framework agreement will be asked to provide quotations for the playground refurbishment projects throughout the life of the framework agreement. This tender exercise is designed to select suppliers for inclusion on the framework agreement subsequent requests for quotations for individual projects will then be issued to all providers on the framework. All call off contracts for works under the terms of the framework agreement will be the subject of a mini-competition and confirmed by a Chelmsford City Council Official Order.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
D C M Projects Ltd. (SME)
Soft Surfaces Ltd. (SME)
Abacus Playground Limited (SME)
3 bids received
£1,000,000
Awarded 19 May 2026
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 025610-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 046639-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 066814-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 025610-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 March 2026, last updated 15 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.