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title: "Highways Term Maintenance HM4 - Signs, Nameplates and Guardrails"
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# Highways Term Maintenance HM4 - Signs, Nameplates and Guardrails

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-term-maintenance-hm4-signs-nameplates-and-guardrails-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb10). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sefton Council: "Highways Term Maintenance HM4 - Signs, Nameplates and Guardrails". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,936,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sefton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014)
- **Published Value:** £1,936,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work, Repair and maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-term-maintenance-hm4-signs-nameplates-and-guardrails-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb10#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bb10`

## 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/highways-term-maintenance-hm4-signs-nameplates-and-guardrails-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb10#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-term-maintenance-hm4-signs-nameplates-and-guardrails-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb10#participate

## Description
The Council has not undertaken preliminary market engagement in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023, having assessed that it was not required for the nature and scope of this procurement. 
The Contract will be tendered using the open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. It is proposed to procure an 8-year contract, consisting of an initial 5-year period followed by a maximum of 3 x 1-year extensions which will be offered following a satisfactory performance review (in line with agreed KPI's), 
The Council is open to considering innovative methods of delivery including partnerships between suppliers.
General Description
The work will be at separate sites described in the Task Orders, located anywhere within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.  
Anticipated works type to be undertaken under the proposed contract include the supply, installation, maintenance, replacement, and removal of:
-	Street nameplates
-	Traffic signs (including associated posts, foundations and, where applicable, electrical connections)
-	Pedestrian guardrail and vehicle restraint systems

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45000000, 50000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,936,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/11/2026 to 01/11/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058946-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-23T12:13:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:57:45.264Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bb10