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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Councillor Youd, Lead Member
for Finance and Support Services and chairman of the Procurement
Board, accept the recommendation of the Procurement Board and in
exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do
hereby approve:
 
·    
to Award the Contract forF60107 Peel Park Little
Hulton Play Area and Outdoor Gym, as detailed in the table
below:

Detail
required

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

F60107 Peel Park Little Hulton Play
Area & Outdoor Gym

Procurement Reference numbers (DN
and CR number supplied by Procurement)

S1232-111

Name of Successful
Contractor

Groundwork Landscapes
Ltd

Supplier Registration
Number
(to be supplied by
Procurement

1339901

Proclass Classification
No.
(to be completed by
procurement)

391310

Type of
organisation
(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Private Limited
Company

Status of
Organisation
(to be supplied by
Procurement)

SME

Contract Value
(£)

£ 272,715.49

Total contract value £
(including extensions)

£ 272,715.49

Contract
Duration

10 weeks

Contract Start
Date

17/11/2025

Contract End
Date

23/01/2026

Optional Extension Period
1

NA

Optional Extension Period
2

NA

Who will approve each Extension
Period?

Procurement Board (extension >
£150k)

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Richard Booker
07886393098

 

 

 

Lead Service
Group

Place

How the contract was
procured?
(to be supplied by
procurement)

Direct Award/ Call
off

Framework Details (where
applicable)
(procurement body, framework
reference & title, start/ end date

Technical and Highways Works Framework
– Lot 6 Landscaping and Associated Works

Funding
Source

Capital Programme

Ethical Contractor (EC):
Mayor’s Employment Charter

No
 

EC: Committed to sign The
Mayor’s Employment Charter

N/A
 
 

EC: Committed to the principles
outlined in the Mayor’s Employment
charter

Yes
 

EC: Accredited Living Wage
Employer

Yes
 

EC: Committed to becoming
Accredited Living wage Employer

N/A
?

 
The
Reasons are:
The most advantageous tender
(MAT) was submitted by Groundwork Landscapes Ltd. The evaluation
panel agreed it was an excellent proposal that met the required
standard in all material respects. The contractor has a proven
track record of delivering high quality schemes for Salford City
Council and across the region.
 
The duration of the contract
will be for 10 weeks, allowing for one week break at Christmas.
Contract monitoring will be carried out by Council Officers to
ensure compliance with the programme and the specification. On
completion of this project the Peel Park Play Area and Outdoor Gym
will enhance the local environment and provide a greatly improved
community facility.
 
Assessment of Risk:
Medium. A delay in awarding the
contract risks increased costs.
 
The
source of funding is:
£345,000 of Section 106
Commuted Sum has been secured and approved for allocation to this
project. (13th August 2025)
 

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Legal Advice
obtained:
Tony Hatton, Solicitor
When commissioning contracts
for the procurement of goods, services, or the execution of works,
the Council must comply with the public procurement legislation and
its own Contractual Standing Orders (CSO’s), failing which a
contract may be subject to legal challenge from an aggrieved
provider.
 
CSO’s stipulate that
where a suitable framework exists, this must be used unless there
is an auditable reason not to do so. The proposed award of the
contract follows a call off exercise in accordance with the
Council’s Technical and Highways Works Framework – Lot
6 Landscaping and Associated Works referred to in the body of the
report.
 
The Council will need to have
followed the procedure set out in the framework agreement to ensure
the procurement process is compliant and bids were evaluated in
accordance with published criteria. In this instance there were
three submissions which were evaluated on the most advantageous
tender basis in line with the published criteria resulting in the
proposed award of the contract to Groundwork Landscapes Ltd. The
procurement procedures therefore appear robust and compliant with
the requirements of the Council’s CSO’s and public
procurement legislation.
 
Financial Advice
obtained:
Adam Mozley, Accountant.
The DDN is requesting contract
approval to Groundwork Landscapes Ltd to provide a new and cohesive
play space with outdoor gym in Peel Park, Little Hulton.
 
The total contract cost for the
play space with outdoor gym will come to £272,715.49. The
works will be funded by section106 which was approved on the 13
August 2025. The works will be identified in the environment parks
improvement capital programme. There is a risk that if we delay
contract award the future costs for the works will
increase.  Expenditure code:
F60107.
 
Procurement Advice
obtained: Heather Stanton, Category
Manager.
Peel Park was procured as a
further competition under the Technical and Highways works
Framework – Lot 6 Landscaping and Associated
Services.  This is complaint with SCC
standing orders and PCR’s 2015.
 
HR Advice:
N/A.
 
Climate Change
Implications: N/A.
 
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process:
·    
Report of The Executive Director of Place
 
Contact Officer: Richard Booker
Telephone number: 07886393098
 
This matter is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
The appropriate Scrutiny
Committee to call-in the decision is the Overview and Scrutiny
Board
 

Signed:    Cllr J
Youd         Dated:    13 October
2025.
         
    Lead Member
 

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*         This
decision was published on 14
October 2025
*         This
decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 21 October 2025
unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.