For the provision of a sand and water based children's play area at Lee Valley Park Farms

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Vibrant Partnerships' core objectives are: - To create an engaging and enjoyable children's play area at Lee Valley Park Farms to be popular with its core market of young families with children aged between 2 and 8 years old; - To incorporate elements of both sand and water based play; - Whilst there is no maximum size constraint, the minimum area to be used should be 15m by 15m; - To deliver the project to budget of GBP60,000 ex VAT; - To deliver the project by the latest of Noon, Friday 17th March 2017. - The location for the installations is at Lee Valley Park Farms, Stubbins Hall Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2EF Key requirements to be covered include: - Essential (the project cannot happen without): - Aimed at the core target market (2 to 8 year olds) - Incorporate both sand and water play elements including digging - Incorporate 'role play' into the experience - Easy to maintain - Drainage / sand retention consideration - Ground levelling and associated removal and disposal consideration - Dinosaur and/or chicken theming - character and interpretation at the venue focusing on the links between chickens and T-Rex - Sense of discovery and exploration - incorporate problem solving / engineering elements where possible - Planting incorporated into design - Incorporate opportunities for parents and children to interact - Parental seating areas incorporated into design (can go beyond the 15m by 15m and the actual seating furniture is not required to be quoted for) - One gated entry / exit point - Single fencing around installation - At least one play / climbing 'structure' - Contractor will be required to provide project management, consultancy and installation of the play facility, as well as associated training - Ensuring the play is accessible to as wide an ability range as practicable - Flexibility to amend design based on Vibrant Partnerships feedback - Items must be individually priced so that the final project can be amended to allow for more/less of any features within budget - Full method statement and timeline to be provided - Full training and maintenance plan provided for any items that require it i.e. any water treatment - Should have elements (not essential but not having weakens the project) - Use of characters / models - Bone discovery dig(s) - Child not able to 'see' everything instantly - Could haves (not having these does not weaken the project) - Make use of existing on site dinosaur / chicken character model - Make use of existing on site dinosaur bone dig pits / boxes - Multiple parental seating areas (actual seating furniture not required to be quoted for) - Fully costed upgrade / addition options o Priced options for seating furniture

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