Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 16 May 2025, 10:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bus Shelter and Bus Stop Maintenance and Cleaning

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£917,500≈ £612k / year · £1,101,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update34.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Jul 2025awarded 12 Sept 2025
Awarded to CENTRAL ELECTRICAL (NW) LTD
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 14 Mar 2027 · up to 14 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

TfGM currently has a large volume of physical assets managed by the Facilities Management (FM) team that require maintenance including bus shelters and poles. This is a legal

requirement responding to health and safety of assets, especially responding to vandalism

and accidents, where assets in public use need to be kept in good working order.

The scope of the Bus Shelter and Stop Maintenance contract includes, but is not limited to

the following:

  • Repair or replacement for damaged infrastructure.
  • Fast-response make-safe and repair service.
  • Placing a temporary Pole/sign when needed.
  • Sourcing and installing replacement standard components.
  • Scheduled maintenance programmes.
  • Installation and manufacture of spare parts.
  • Monitoring of asset condition to assist maintenance programming
  • Scheduled and ad-hoc deep cleaning options .

-Defect notification

The scope of contract would also include Bus Shelter Cleaning Services including but not

limited to the following:

  • Cleaning of all window panels
  • Cleaning of all metal framework of the shelter including the roofing structures
  • Cleaning of panels to roofing (above and underneath)
  • Cleaning of lighting units and CCTV fixtures (taking care not to cause damage with water

ingress).

  • Cleaning of associated poles and signage plates
  • Emptying and cleaning of litter bins (inside and out)
  • Jet washing paving and surrounds as required

CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 6 moSMEPublished value£917,500
Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Mar 2027 (1 yr 6 mo) · up to 14 Mar 2028 with extensionsValue: £917,500 exc. VAT · £1,101,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Optional 12 month extension at the discretion of TfGM.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to ITT documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to ITT documents.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Requirements including Social Value: 40%
  • Contract Costs: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Requirements including Social Value
  • Contract Costs
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to ITT documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to ITT documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
16 May 2025, 10:57 BST
Last source update
8 May 2026, 09:59 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Aug 2025
Authority reference
DN774947
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028947
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related servicesRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051589 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Suppliers can register to ProContract for free where this tender will be published, using the following link: procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗.

Once registered, please search for reference: DN774947.

Timeline

16 May 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 May 2025, 10:57 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    28 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    30 May 2025, 17:29 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    17 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    2 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by
    12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent
    12 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Contract starts
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill ends394 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  10. Latest notice published167 days ago
    8 May 2026, 09:59 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 May 2025, 10:57 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    30 May 2025, 17:29 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £917,500
    30 May 2025, 17:29 BST
    was £1,101,000
  4. Status changed to active
    30 May 2025, 17:29 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    30 May 2025, 17:29 BST
  6. Deadline published: 2 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
    30 May 2025, 17:29 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 15:37 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    12 Sept 2025, 15:37 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    8 May 2026, 09:59 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,232,8261 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CENTRAL ELECTRICAL (NW) LTDBus Shelter & Bus Stop Maintenance and Cleaning20 Oct 2025 – 19 Apr 2027 · up to 19 Apr 2028Extensions: Optional 12 month extension at the discretion of TfGM.£1,232,82612 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · CENTRAL ELECTRICAL (NW) LTD

    Signed
    17 Nov 2025
    Value
    £1,232,826
    Period
    17 Nov 2025 – 16 May 2027 · up to 16 May 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Extension dependant on TfGM requirements.

    No agreed KPIs: Contract value is less than £5million, therefore KPI's do not need to be published.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Greater Manchester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNJQ-2746-NWYT 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CENTRAL ELECTRICAL (NW) LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05817790GB-PPON: PYND-6994-HGQW The Belmont, Suite 2a, Manchester, North West, M8 4JYContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure