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Published 18 Jun 2026, 13:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BUS SHELTER SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND ADVERTISING SERVICES - PETERBOROUGH

Official notice

Authority: Peterborough City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£100,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 23 Jul 2026
Contract term 10 yrsends 30 Sept 2036 · up to 1 Oct 2046 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The appointed concessionaire shall be responsible for selling and manage advertising in approved display boards, utilising the latest technology in and around the city, which includes:

  • The supply, installation, maintenance, and removal (as necessary) of a minimum of 34 approved bus shelters / display boards in Peterborough during the initial installation phase of the contract.
  • The selling and management of advertising space on the display boards/units.
  • Making proposals for additional bus shelters / display boards to be supplied, installed, maintained, and removed (as necessary) at new sites throughout the contract period.
  • Supplying, installing, maintaining, and removing (in exceptional services) display boards/units at the request of the authority.
  • Relocating and/or removing existing boards which are affected by development works (subject to approval by the authority and at the expense of the concessionaire).

This is a concessions contract - the successful concessionaire will be required to pay a guaranteed quarterly payment to the authority, in addition to a percentage of the revenue generated through the sale of advertising space.

  • No preliminary market engagement: the pre market engagement was carried out prior to PA23 so the advert was not published on FTS

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Bus shelters · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 10 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2036 (10 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2046 with extensionsValue: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The initial contract is for 10 year the are then 5 optional extensions of 2 years making a total term of 20 years

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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Mobilisation/Installation: 20%
  • Contract Management: 15%
  • Revenue Maximisation: 25%
  • Maintenance Programme: 15%
  • Advertising Unit Specification, Features and Benefits: 15%
  • Constraints: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Mobilisation/Installation
  • Contract Management
  • Revenue Maximisation
  • Maintenance Programme
  • Advertising Unit Specification, Features and Benefits
  • Constraints

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jun 2026, 13:56 BST
Last source update
18 Jun 2026, 13:56 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Sept 2026
Authority reference
DN778226
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057591
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesBus sheltersMiscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b820 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
23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All submissions must be via the submission section on the ProContract portal,

Submissions will not be accepted by email, post or via the messaging function within ProContract.

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

18 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published130 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 13:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions by105 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline95 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by34 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts25 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jun 2026, 13:56 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Peterborough City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLXM-3229-WVQH Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way, Peterborough, East of England, PE2 8TYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsWe are using the e-tendering portal ProContract, to access the opportunity or register please go to https://procontrac.due-north.com

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender