Decision details

This project is part of the Playable Spaces strategy and is located in the popular Destination Park, Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury West.

The project is to improve and refurbish the existing public play area. Improvements include new equipment, accessible & sensory equipment, accessible safety surfacing and seating, along with sustainable refurbishments of existing equipment.

Due to the popularity of this park, and the local need for high quality public outdoor spaces to support both physical and mental health, we applied for external funding to support the existing budget allocated from Playable Spaces.

We were successfully awarded £100,000 external funding from the FCC communities programme, which has allowed a total budget of £250,000 for the project.

The contract has recently gone through the tender and procurement process with the KMC Procurement team. A total of 5 contractors quoted for the work and Pennine Playgrounds were the winning contractor based on price and quality.

The project value of this scheme is £250,000 and due to the size, scope and timeframe the project is being procured through the Councils procurement and tender process as capacity isn’t available internally.

Approval given to roll out a programme of investment and improvements to play areas across the district.

Play area projects to be planned and invested in on a site by site basis.