Official UK procurement notice
LDC & EBBC - Bus Shelter Provision, Advertising & Maintenance
Authority: Eastbourne Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBus shelters within the Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough Councils (LEC) portfolio provide comfort and protection from the elements to waiting passengers and a means of providing public transport information, as well as a medium for providing viable and profitable commercial advertising in high footfall and vehicle traffic areas. The Councils are seeking to engage an experienced Contractor to work with the Councils to install and maintain a portfolio of bus shelters and raise revenue from the sale of advertising from units positioned on or within the bus shelters. The primary focus of the contract is the provision of high-quality bus shelters and associated advertising revenue, with special consideration for innovation and added value through digitisation or other means such as the introduction of FSU’s.
CPV: Bus shelters · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
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).
- Simple description: Quality - 40% Cost - 60%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 09:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 14:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073395- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e013Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Nov 2025 → 13 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published343 days ago13 Nov 2025, 09:52 GMT
- Submission deadline310 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by273 days ago21 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent254 days ago10 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends244 days ago19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published162 days ago13 May 2026, 14:09 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 09:52 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Feb 2026, 13:33 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2026, 13:33 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 May 2026, 14:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trueform Engineering LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2036 · up to 31 Mar 2046Extensions: A period or periods up to a total of 10 years | £15,000,000 | 10 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Trueform Engineering LimitedSME
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2026
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2036 · up to 31 Mar 2046 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- A period or periods up to a total of 10 years
3 agreed KPIs: Shelter cleans and routine Maintenance checks · Emergency Make Safe of all sites and Priority Levels · Graffiti Cleaning
- Shelter cleans and routine Maintenance checks
- Emergency Make Safe of all sites and Priority Levels
- Graffiti Cleaning
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winBauer Media Outdoor UK Ltd · Greater London
- wonTrueform Engineering LtdSME · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Lewes District CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Bauer Media Outdoor UK LtdBidder / tenderer
- Trueform Engineering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender