Official UK procurement notice
Bus Promotion & Communication - Media
Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Bulgaria (BG41)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £429k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025awarded 12 Nov 2025
Award (standstill) to Route Agency
Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 31 Jan 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions · starts 17 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for a Media Agency in support of Bus communications & promotion. This requirement will provide a greater understanding of the available services and benefits among members of the public that can access them, in turn generating a greater uptake and usage of such initiatives.
- No preliminary market engagement: No pipeline notice was published as this is new requirement to improve media buying in the Authority.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Tender Submission: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Tender Submission: Please see ITT documents for full breakdown of award criteria between Technical, Social Value and Price.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 12:08 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Nov 2025, 14:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
C0532- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060106- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a31eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis Health Family Portal · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please submit via the Atamis e-sourcing Portal which can be accessed here weca-atamis.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗ Guidance in creating an account and using the Portal can be found here: suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/sections/46… ↗
Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 26 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published392 days ago26 Sept 2025, 12:08 BST
- Clarification questions by360 days ago27 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline356 days ago31 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by351 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent345 days ago12 Nov 2025
- Contract starts340 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published339 days ago17 Nov 2025, 14:04 GMT
- Standstill ends330 days ago26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Tender notice published26 Sept 2025, 12:08 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Sept 2025, 12:13 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Nov 2025, 14:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Nov 2025, 14:04 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Incorrect contract end date entered.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route AgencyBus Communication & Promotion - Media28 Nov 2025 – 31 Jan 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2027Extensions: The duration of this contract can be extended by up to 6 calendar months, this is a time only extension. | £500,000 | 12 Nov 2025standstill to 26 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Route Agency LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender