WCC Play Equipment Testing

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a supplier who will be required to undertake Outdoor Play and Internal PE Inspection services in Warwickshire Primary, Secondary, Special Educational Needs Schools and Warwickshire County Council Country Parks to ensure they meet required standards detailed in the specification. Two Operational inspections and one annual inspection will be required to be completed for each site, as per the schedule provided in the documents and within a period of 12months. The contract will be based on the number of sites and services in and around Warwickshire County Council requesting the service and the supplier will be obliged to carry out work in every establishment detailed within the specification if requested to do so as some sites may make their own arrangements The list of sites is provided and is all of the locations, and the volume of work will be dictated by the number of sites requesting the service. The Contract for these services will be between the Supplier and Warwickshire County Council and not the individual schools or County Parks.

The inspections are to include outdoor fixed play equipment which potentially includes games tables. Also, Internal PE Equipment to include table tennis tables and trampolines within primary halls, sports halls, fitness suites and gymnasiums in Warwickshire.

Trampolines and table tennis tables are in scope but are an ad hoc requirement

Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (In-Tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest.

The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home

Registration and use of In-Tend is free. Once registered, all correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. However, if you are unable to register with the website please email us at procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk

During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers.