Official UK procurement notice
Highway Advertising and Street Furniture
Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority currently has an agreement in place for the provision and maintenance of bus shelters and associated street furniture, including advertising units. This existing contract is due to expire in December 2025.
In preparation for this, the Authority is initiating a new procurement process to establish a long-term contract, potentially lasting ten years or more. Under the new arrangement, up to 350 bus shelters may be supplied, along with a limited number of free-standing advertising units. The scope of the contract will also include the ongoing maintenance of these assets to ensure they remain in good condition throughout the term.
It is anticipated that all hardware, including shelters and advertisement units, will remain the property of the successful contractor for the duration of the contract.
CPV: Advertising services · Installation of street furniture
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 May 2025, 16:32 BST
- Last source update
- 14 May 2025, 16:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021460- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0513a0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
14 May 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published14 May 2025, 16:32 BST
- Market engagement30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
To express your interest in participating in this market engagement exercise, please email [email protected] by 30th May 2025.
A market engagement questionnaire will be issued during the first week of June 2025. The project team will provide guidance on whether the questions should be presented in a conversational format or as part of a presentation during a face-to-face meeting, scheduled for the third week of June 2025 (week commencing 16th June 2025). The exact date and time will be confirmed. This meeting is to be held in Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1HP.
- Tender notice expected8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts301 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 May 2025, 16:32 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- 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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender