Official UK procurement notice
P-2899 On Vehicle Advertising 2025
Authority: Translink (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide On Vehicle Advertising services. The appointed Contractor will be responsible for the placement of advertising on Translink vehicles, to include Ulsterbus and Metro services. This encompasses around 1050 vehicles at present. The service will include selling available advertising space on Translink vehicles, liaising with media agencies and advertising outlets, printing of advertisements, liaising with bus depots, posting and removal of adverts and digital advertising. Tenderers should note that this is a revenue generating contract.
CPV: Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Cost: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Mar 2024, 10:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2024, 11:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Apr 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018573- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044aaaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
Timeline
24 Apr 2024 → 23 Jul 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
- Notice published17 Jun 2024, 11:04 BST
- Bids must remain valid until23 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2024, 11:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Outdoor Media LtdContract | £10,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Global Outdoor Media Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2024
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GLOBAL OUTDOOR MEDIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria