Official UK procurement notice
C-26-001 Public Transport Shelter Improvement Programme (Bus and Tram)
Authority: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSYMCA are seeking to appoint a delivery partner to collaborate with the Authority to deliver the new South Yorkshire People's Network (SYPN) Transport Shelters Improvement Programme (Bus and Tram).
The South Yorkshire People's Network (SYPN) is the new integrated transport brand for the region, bringing together bus, tram, rail and active travel under a single vision: a connected, people-focused network that serves every community across South Yorkshire.
As public transport comes back under greater public control and significant investment is made in infrastructure, vehicles and customer experience, we have an opportunity to rethink one of the most visible elements of the transport system: the stops, shelters and interchanges for buses and trams.
This is a single stage competitive procedure for initial concept design award, with options to extend the contracts through the following stages:
Stage 1: Concept Design,
Stage 2: Detailed Design, Testing and Commissioning
Stage 3: Manufacture, Install and Supply for key locations
Stage 4: Ongoing supply and install across the network
SYMCA are open for suppliers to approach this commission as a consortium or joint venture project team, to ensure that the appropriate design ambition is achieved.
We are looking for designs that are beautiful but not at the expense of functionality; ambitious but achievable; distinctive but durable and inspiring while remaining safe, inclusive and practical for everyday use.
The consultant shall undertake the role of Principal Designer under the Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations 2015 for the initial design stages of the commission and will then undertake the role of Principal Contractor under the CDM regulations 2015 for the "Build" stage of the commission.
CPV: Architectural design services · Bus shelters · Bus-stop shelter construction work · Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£181,300,000
- Economic & financial standing
Standard Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant Experience
Cyber Security
Experience of Sub-Contractor Management
Health and Safety
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 70%
- Total Price for Concept and Detailed Design: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: Application Experience - 25% Methodology and Delivery Approach - 40% Project Team - 10% Collaborative Working - 20% South Yorkshire Association 5% Social value and BIM execution plan will be pass/fail only. Further assessment will be required before progressing to manufacturing stage onwards.
- Total Price for Concept and Detailed Design
- Economic & financial standing
Standard Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant Experience
Cyber Security
Experience of Sub-Contractor Management
Health and Safety
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £362,600,000 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority buys Structures and parts of structures (CPV 4421), and who usually turns up
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Structures and parts of structures (CPV 4421) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Yorkshire and the Humber.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards were announced within 35 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid4% / 17%
2–323% / 50%
4–635% / 17%
7+38% / 17%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate50% / 100%
Within ±2%45% / 0%
Above estimate5% / 0%
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Lot #1CPV 4421Published estimate£181m
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1 bid2%
2–381%
4–67%
7+10%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 3 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
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Middle 50%£181m
Estimate£181m
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| DOING R BIT LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Safe and Sustainable Cycle and Scooter Shelters for Schoolsnotice published May 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £27m8 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £16m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
PORTAKABIN LIMITEDLarge | £5.9m24 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £554k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £86m18 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 5 live · £18m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
Clear Channel UK LtdLarge | £149m22 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 11 live · £144m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 |
| £17m11 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £1.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 18% below n=4 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 17:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
DN833338- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099216- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d287Find a Tender
- Risks
- The estimated costs for supply are based on existing arrangements with contingency for the new designs as the actual requirements cannot be known in detail at this stage given there is no finalised design, there is therefore a risk that actual supply costs may vary up or down over time.
- The volume of supply has been estimated for all potential assets, with an allowance for normal replacements per annum. there is a likely risk that this volume will vary due to unforeseen levels of damage and need for more replacement shelters than forecast.
- Risk of legislative changes, regulatory changes or changes in law during the term of the contract.
- Risk of unforeseen circumstances that cause the value of the contract to increase or decrease (previous examples include BREXIT, war, trade-tariffs, pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis)
- Risk of unforeseen political impact.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender documentation is available via the ProContract website by expressing an interest in project ID DN833338:
Timeline
23 Jul 2026 → 23 Feb 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published91 days ago23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
- Market engagement13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
The market engagement questionnaire and response document can be accessed via procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗
Project ID DN831112
- Tender notice published2 days ago20 Oct 2026, 17:41 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 33 days24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 95 days25 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 123 days23 Feb 2027
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Sept 2026, 15:45 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Sept 2026, 15:55 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Oct 2026, 17:41 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £181,300,00020 Oct 2026, 17:41 BST
- Status changed to active20 Oct 2026, 17:41 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Oct 2026, 17:41 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT20 Oct 2026, 17:41 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 23 Jul 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender