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Published 29 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FEW1541 - TAD Heritage Panels

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Awarded value£480,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to T.A.D. LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The design, production (bespoke manufacture), physical installation, and repair of Heritage Panels across Leicester city. These require conforming with previous designs, branding, physical appearance, and appropriate ground fixings.

The Heritage Panels Project is a long-running project delivered by the Museums and Galleries digital and multimedia team, and is part of the Story of Leicester heritage brand.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
31682230 Graphic display panels

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
Last source update
16 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Authority reference
FEW1541
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083451
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a46b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Supplier owns the intellectual property rights to the design and manufacture of the heritage panels.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 Oct 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends372 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published303 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 17:33 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £480,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
T.A.D. LIMITEDSMEPAN1541 - TAD Heritage Panels13 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2028Extensions: The contract has an extension option for further 24 months. £480,00029 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • FEW1541 - Heritage Panels · T.A.D. LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    17 Nov 2025
    Value
    £480,000
    Period
    17 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2026 · up to 16 Nov 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 year initial contract with 1+1 extensions

    No agreed KPIs: No KPI's were used

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • T.A.D. LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTBW-5963-DXWX Pentagon House, London Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender