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title: "Flags, Poles, Timetable Frames and Posting of Timetables"
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# Flags, Poles, Timetable Frames and Posting of Timetables

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flags-poles-timetable-frames-and-posting-of-timetables-ocds-h6vhtk-04fb4f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Flags, Poles, Timetable Frames and Posting of Timetables". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,552,900. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £3,552,900 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bus shelters, Flags, Installation services of flagpoles, Poles, Timetables (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £9,834,348 (exc. VAT, 4 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flags-poles-timetable-frames-and-posting-of-timetables-ocds-h6vhtk-04fb4f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fb4f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flags-poles-timetable-frames-and-posting-of-timetables-ocds-h6vhtk-04fb4f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FLogin.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flags-poles-timetable-frames-and-posting-of-timetables-ocds-h6vhtk-04fb4f#participate

## Description
Essex County Council ('the Authority') is seeking to procure the supply, installation and maintenance of Flags, Poles and Timetables Frames (Bus Infrastructure), plus the continued frequency of Printed Timetable Posting.
N.B PLEASE NOTE - this Contract Award Notice is a reissue to correct minor issues in the previous Award Notice. Therefore the contracts listed as '3' and '4' in this notice, are instead the replacements for '1' and '2' in the previous notice. The award remains the same, and the standstill dates have been revised accordingly.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Flags, Poles and Timetable Frames
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30199790, 35821000, 44212225, 44212321, 51122000, 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,925,000
- **Description:** 1. The supply and delivery of Essex standard Bus Stop poles, Bus Stop flags and timetable cases.
2. Maintenance of Bus Stop poles, Bus Stop flags, and timetable cases at Bus Stops.
3. The installation/replacement of Bus Stop poles, flags, and timetab...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 30/06/2034
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Posting of Timetables
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30199790, 35821000, 44212225, 44212321, 51122000, 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £627,900
- **Description:** 1. Receiving bus stop timetables at an agreed location.
2. Strategically plan the posting of these bus stop timetables.
3. Visiting bus stops and posting artworks to frames, where necessary reporting back to the Local Authority of any access issues.
...
- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 30/06/2034
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Lot 1. Flags, Poles and Timetable Frames (pending)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **EXTERNITURE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-82940`
  - Value: £3,292,424 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/02/2026

- **Award:** Lot 2: Posting of Timetables (pending)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **TRANSPORT MADE SIMPLE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:15754458`
  - Value: £879,200 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/02/2026

- **Award:** Flags, Poles and Timetable Frames (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **EXTERNITURE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-82940`
  - Value: £4,741,200 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/02/2026

- **Award:** Lot 2: Posting of Timetables (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **TRANSPORT MADE SIMPLE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:15754458`
  - Value: £921,524 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073692-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-16T11:59:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:58:04.119Z
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