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Henderson

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
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About the Supplier

About Henderson

Putting Children First

The story of Henderson Recreation Equipment began over 47 years ago in small-town Ontario, Canada. Gordon Henderson, the company patriarch, was a new father to the first of his three boys. His days were spent hard at work as plant manager for the Paris Playgrounds, while his nights were spent dreaming of a playground business of his own.

Henderson’s focus is clear: “Putting Children First.” With over 50 years of experience, Henderson Recreation is a leading manufacturer of commercial playground equipment. They understand that play is a serious business for children and its impact on their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth. That’s why Henderson takes the design of fun and interactive playgrounds seriously.

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55+
Years in Service
Ontario, Canada
Founded In
100+
Playground Solutions
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Providing Playground Fun

Play is an essential component of a child’s development and contributes to their overall well-being. Research shows that outdoor play can improve physical fitness, emotional regulation, social skills, and cognitive abilities. That’s why Henderson is dedicated to “Putting Children First” by providing quality commercial playground equipment that encourages play and fosters healthy development.
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They offer a range of high-quality commercial playground equipment options to meet your needs, including swings, freestanding play events, slides, dinosaur digs, motion toys, playhouses and more. Henderson can be trusted to provide the best equipment for your community’s happy and healthy development.
Henderson Recreation Equipment is a provider for Playground Equipment and Related Materials and Services. They are a family-owned and operated Canadian company, based in Simcoe, Ontario.

Henderson Products Available Through the Kinetic GPO Contract

Henderson has been a leader in quality-built playgrounds for over 50 years. They have the play equipment to meet the most demanding of customers — children that play on it. Choose from four playground lines and a plethora of components. Accentuate your playground with freestanding equipment, motion toys, swings or dinosaur digs and concrete play events.

Contract Scope

What This Contract Offers

​The entire Henderson Recreation Equipment product line is available via the Kinetic GPO contract, RFSO 23-12, including: 

  • PlaySteel MAX & FIT Playgrounds

    Choose from a variety of designs and play components

  • Dinosaurs Digs Climbers & Rocks

    Discover amazingly real dinosaur digs cast from original dinosaur bones. Exciting and educational. 

  • Playtots

    PlayTots is a great mix of durability and value, and is perfect for today’s smaller facilities. Its components are developmentally appropriate, and are sized just right for the smaller height, reach, and step of preschoolers.

  • Freestanding Play Equipment

    Looking for the perfect way to complete your playground? Henderson offers loads of innovative freestanding play events and stand-alone play items

  • Outdoor Fitness Equipment

    Greenfields Outdoor Fitness is a leading provider of outdoor fitness equipment to parks, schools, senior centers, greenspaces, colleges and universities.

  • Swings

    Looking for the most iconic play event ever? Well you found them, swings are fundamental to any play environment. Henderson has lots of styles and sizes to choose from.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about this contract and how to put it to work for your organisation.

Members gain access to a comprehensive range of products and services at competitive pricing, all available without running a separate solicitation.

Solutions available include:

Playgrounds

Dinosaurs Digs Climbers and Rocks

Shelters

Playtots

Swings

Obstacle Courses

Freestanding Equipment

Other offerings include:

Freestanding Play Structures
Swings
Obstacle Courses
Outdoor Fitness Equipment
Henderson can also help your entity identify active grants and foundations in Canada that provide funding for playground, accessibility, and other projects. Henderson offers one of the best warranties in the industry. 

Yes. This RFSO was competitively awarded in full compliance with the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CETA, the Atlantic Trade and Procurement Partnership (ATPP), the Ontario Broader Public Sector (BPS) Procurement Directive, the Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement (OQTCA), and the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), and all applicable public-sector procurement requirements.

Post a public notice, contact your Kinetic GPO representative to confirm your entity is registered, then reference the RFSO number on your purchase order, and you are ready to order.

Eligible organisations include Canadian municipalities, K-12 and higher education institutions, healthcare facilities, non-profits, Indigenous communities, and all MASH sector entities.

No. There are no volume commitments or minimum purchase requirements. Order what your entity needs, when you need it, at the contracted rates.

Public Record

Contract Documents

Official contract files posted in accordance with Canadian public procurement requirements. To view the entire comprehensive suite of goods and/or services offered by the supplier, please contact our team to request this information or to receive a copy of the supplier's response document.

RFSO Documents

The original Request For Standing Offer documents as issued — solicitation, terms, scope, and awarded pricing schedule.

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Notice of Award

Official Notice of Award for this RFSO, posted to fulfill public procurement transparency and trade-agreement compliance.

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Getting Started

How to Use This Contract

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Post a Public Notice
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