Open tenders / Construction & civil works
Planned procurement · Notice 090677-2026
Suicide Prevention Works – Multi-Storey Car Parks
Guildford Borough Council
- Value
- Value not stated
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- South East
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 16 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 2027
In plain English
Guildford Borough Council is asking suppliers for information about installing suicide prevention measures (and vehicular edge protection at one site) at its multi-storey car parks, including temporary short-term measures at all sites. This is early market research only, not a tender — responses are a PDF questionnaire covering solutions, design, installation, disruption, timescales, indicative costs and possible procurement routes, due by 1 October 2026.
Good fit for: Specialist barrier, anti-climb or fall-prevention installers and contractors with car park or structural works experience.
Watch out: Questions ask for years of experience in suicide/fall prevention, multi-storey car park work and public-sector projects, plus similar projects from the last 5 years; Interest in whether you can act as principal contractor or design-and-build, and which supplier lists you're on; No payment for taking part, and the council may not go on to buy anything
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What the buyer says
Dear Supplier, The Council is currently undertaking pre-market engagement in relation to potential suicide prevention works at its multi-storey car parks. For one car park work is required to install new vehicular edge protection alongside suicide prevention works, and for all car parks the Council has a requirement to consider immediate, temporary suicide prevention remedies. The purpose of this exercise is to gain a better understanding of the current market, available solutions, delivery models, indicative costs, timescales, technical considerations and potential procurement routes. The information gathered will help inform the Council’s requirements and future procurement strategy. Please note that this is not a procurement exercise, invitation to tender or request for a quotation. Responses will not be evaluated, scored or used to select suppliers, and participation in this exercise will not provide any advantage or disadvantage in relation to any future procurement opportunity. The Council is not committed to proceeding with a procurement exercise as a result of this market engagement and reserves the right to amend, defer or not proceed with any future requirement. Any information provided should therefore be considered as market intelligence only. Suppliers should not incur any costs in responding, and the Council will not be responsible for any costs associated with participation in this exercise. We would be grateful if you could provide a response in PDF form and return it by Thursday, 1st October 2026. Thank you for taking the time to engage with the Council and for sharing your expertise and experience. Kind regards, Procurement Guildford Borough Council Purpose: To obtain market intelligence to inform the Council’s procurement strategy, technical requireme…
Procedure: not stated. Published 24 Sep 2026.
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