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# Soft Market Testing Exercise - Sports Equipment

[Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dudley-metropolitan-borough-council)

Estimated value

Not stated

Published

20 Jan 2021

Deadline

Closed

8 Feb 2021

## Who can bid

- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

### THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council ("the Council") is in the process of re-procuring its contract for Sports Equipment which expires 31st August 2021 and is conducting a Soft Market Testing Exercise (the "SMTE") as a method of gathering market intelligence.

The Sports Equipment contract serves approximately 80 schools but for the re-tender exercise we are looking to add our Leisure Centres and other council departments that use sports equipment. Current spend is approximately £60,000 per year but this could potentially increase with the addition of other council departments.

The equipment should include, but is not exclusive to:

General sports such as football, basketball, rounders, badminton, tennis, rugby and hockey.

Physical activity resources such as various types and sizes of ball, bean bags, Frisbees, balance beams, stilts, resistance bands and skipping ropes.

General equipment such as stopwatches, bibs, cones and markers, water bottles, clipboards, swim caps, floats, measuring tapes and trundle wheels.

Larger items such as move-able netball nets and goals.

Additional information:

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION - Market testing exercise only.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

## CPV classification

Sports goods and equipment

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d320fd04-63ca-4f65-9cf6-b41cb5dc3873)

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