Supply, installation and maintenance of municipal playground equipment in Bedia

Summary

Bedia City Council is procuring playground equipment, installation and maintenance for the municipal square in Bedia. The work includes approximately 310 m² of continuous SBR-EPDM rubber surfacing, covering the steps, and installing play equipment including slides, a tube slide, a climbing wall, ropes, a swing, a nest swing, a play structure, a panel and an information sign. The supplier must install and commission the equipment and provide preventive and breakdown maintenance; the minimum maintenance period is two years, and the supplier bears the costs of call-outs, spare parts and labour. The technical specification sets a maximum of 30 calendar days from contract signature for delivery, installation and commissioning, while the administrative conditions state an initial contract term of two months. Bids must be submitted electronically; the procurement is not divided into lots and variants are not permitted. Price is one of the award criteria and is worth up to 40 points; bids are assessed out of 100 points, including technical quality, maintenance, response time and warranty duration. The documents conflict on the maximum price: one section states €64,372 including VAT, but the price breakdown and stated tender ceiling give €81,746.67 including VAT (€67,559.23 excluding VAT). The response deadlines also differ: the technical specification sets a limit of 72 working hours, whereas the administrative conditions make a response time exceeding 48 hours grounds for exclusion. Bidders should verify both inconsistencies in the official tender documents before submitting an offer.