New playground to be designed and built adjacent to current playground in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. Project budget is capped at โฌ215,000 inclusive of all V.A.T. Current playground will be decommissioned. New playground will be approx. 1000m2. The majority of the play equipment will cater for 0-12 years olds. The play space will be inclusive for children of different abilities, including wheelchair users. The design and layout should follow the principles of universal design, and be safe, inviting, and accessible for all children and their families and carers. The playground shall be good quality, robust, containing play equipment with high play value. Play should also be provided to encourage intuitive play and natural free play; it should encourage positive interaction between children by allowing them to engage together, this may be done by providing places for children to sit and talk, group activities and playing games. The play space should provide a range of activities that are challenging for all ages. The space should provide areas of active, passive, sensory and social play. Equipment shall be made from natural materials where possible but shall incorporate colours that will stimulate play and excitement for children. The playground design shall be based around the theme of a โCastle Environmentโ with a castle themed play structure as the main centrepiece of the playground. The play areas will be durable and limit opportunity for anti-social behaviour. There will be a 1.2m high boundary fence. Existing mature and semi-mature trees will be incorporated into the layout design. Seating areas shall be included in the design. This space shall include seating in the form of picnic tables, other seating types and intergenerational play features. Natural landscape elements shall be incorporated into the play space to encourage non-prescriptive play, to encourage children to exercise their imagination. Mounds, logs, boulders, tunnels, stepping stones, etc. can be incorporated into the design. Specific items must be chosen carefully before delivery to site; with safety in mind, no sharp edges, not too high or large as different ages must be able to access them.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-21.
The procurement was published on 2026-03-11.
Contract notice (2026-03-11) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Newcastle Playground Upgrade - Newcastle, Co. Wicklow
Short description:
โNew playground to be designed and built adjacent to current playground in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. Project budget is capped at โฌ215,000 inclusive of all...โ
Short description
New playground to be designed and built adjacent to current playground in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. Project budget is capped at โฌ215,000 inclusive of all V.A.T. Current playground will be decommissioned. New playground will be approx. 1000m2. The majority of the play equipment will cater for 0-12 years olds. The play space will be inclusive for children of different abilities, including wheelchair users. The design and layout should follow the principles of universal design, and be safe, inviting, and accessible for all children and their families and carers. The playground shall be good quality, robust, containing play equipment with high play value. Play should also be provided to encourage intuitive play and natural free play; it should encourage positive interaction between children by allowing them to engage together, this may be done by providing places for children to sit and talk, group activities and playing games. The play space should provide a range of activities that are challenging for all ages. The space should provide areas of active, passive, sensory and social play. Equipment shall be made from natural materials where possible but shall incorporate colours that will stimulate play and excitement for children. The playground design shall be based around the theme of a โCastle Environmentโ with a castle themed play structure as the main centrepiece of the playground. The play areas will be durable and limit opportunity for anti-social behaviour. There will be a 1.2m high boundary fence. Existing mature and semi-mature trees will be incorporated into the layout design. Seating areas shall be included in the design. This space shall include seating in the form of picnic tables, other seating types and intergenerational play features. Natural landscape elements shall be incorporated into the play space to encourage non-prescriptive play, to encourage children to exercise their imagination. Mounds, logs, boulders, tunnels, stepping stones, etc. can be incorporated into the design. Specific items must be chosen carefully before delivery to site; with safety in mind, no sharp edges, not too high or large as different ages must be able to access them.
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Type of contract: Works
Products/services: Landscaping work for playgrounds๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 189 500 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โNew playground to be designed and built adjacent to current playground in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. Project budget is capped at โฌ215,000 inclusive of all...โ
Description of the procurement
New playground to be designed and built adjacent to current playground in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. Project budget is capped at โฌ215,000 inclusive of all V.A.T. Current playground will be decommissioned. New playground will be approx. 1000m2. The majority of the play equipment will cater for 0-12 years olds. The play space will be inclusive for children of different abilities, including wheelchair users. The design and layout should follow the principles of universal design, and be safe, inviting, and accessible for all children and their families and carers. The playground shall be good quality, robust, containing play equipment with high play value. Play should also be provided to encourage intuitive play and natural free play; it should encourage positive interaction between children by allowing them to engage together, this may be done by providing places for children to sit and talk, group activities and playing games. The play space should provide a range of activities that are challenging for all ages. The space should provide areas of active, passive, sensory and social play. Equipment shall be made from natural materials where possible but shall incorporate colours that will stimulate play and excitement for children. The playground design shall be based around the theme of a โCastle Environmentโ with a castle themed play structure as the main centrepiece of the playground. The play areas will be durable and limit opportunity for anti-social behaviour. There will be a 1.2m high boundary fence. Existing mature and semi-mature trees will be incorporated into the layout design. Seating areas shall be included in the design. This space shall include seating in the form of picnic tables, other seating types and intergenerational play features. Natural landscape elements shall be incorporated into the play space to encourage non-prescriptive play, to encourage children to exercise their imagination. Mounds, logs, boulders, tunnels, stepping stones, etc. can be incorporated into the design. Specific items must be chosen carefully before delivery to site; with safety in mind, no sharp edges, not too high or large as different ages must be able to access them.
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Additional products/services: Playground equipment๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Park and playground equipment๐ฆ
Place of performance: Mid-East๐๏ธ
Duration: 6 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-21 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-22 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7701626
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 051-176906 (2026-03-11)