Official UK procurement notice
Framework for Supply, Fitting & Maintenance of Vehicle Activated Signs
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful supplier(s) will supply, fit & commission Vehicle Activated Signs to prewired poles (supplied by Durham County Council)
CPV: Variable message signs
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Nov 2025
Published description of the framework
call off to first place supplier, then ranking system
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£90,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: 25% technical 75% price
- “Framework for Supply, Fitting & Maintenance of Vehicle Activated Signs” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2025, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 11:20 BST
- Authority reference
002605- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054760- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059611Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
8 Sept 2025 → 11 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 15:57 BST
- Clarification questions by388 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends386 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts349 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published126 days ago11 Jun 2026, 11:20 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 15:57 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published11 Jun 2026, 11:20 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2026, 11:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £30,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Framework for Supply, Fitting & Maintenance of Vehicle Activated Signs
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 24
Framework for Supply, Fitting & Maintenance of Vehicle Activated Signs
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 24
Framework for Supply, Fitting & Maintenance of Vehicle Activated Signs
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 24 mths
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- ROADSIDE TECHNOLOGIES LTDFramework contractor
- SWARCO UK & IRELAND LTDFramework contractor
- Westcotec LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender