Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 12 May 2025, 15:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Road Markings & Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,600,000≈ £800k / year · £1,920,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 14 Nov 2025awarded 9 Dec 2025
Awarded to WJ North Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Feb 2028 · up to 2 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Road Markings, High Friction (Anti Skid) Surfacing, coloured surfacing, road studs (cats eyes), pedestrian studs, joint repair, surface defect repair and condition surveys.

CPV: Glass beads for road marking · Repair and maintenance services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment · Road markings · Road-surface painting work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£1,600,000
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 2 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,600,000 exc. VAT · £1,920,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12month discretionaty extensions

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 35%Price: 60%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 35%
  • Cost: 60%
  • Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Cost
  • Quality
  • Social value: 5% split - 2.5 Quantitative & 2.5 Qualitative
What this means for your bid
  • 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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
12 May 2025, 15:02 BST
Last source update
3 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
Authority reference
P007
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063854
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Glass beads for road markingRepair and maintenance servicesRepair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipmentRoad markingsRoad-surface painting work
Delivery area
UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051120 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 May 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    12 May 2025, 15:02 BST
  2. Market engagement386 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Next notice expected385 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published376 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
  5. Clarification questions by340 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline340 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  7. Assessment summaries sent316 days ago
    9 Dec 2025
  8. Award decision expected by309 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  9. Standstill ends301 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  10. Contract starts261 days ago
    2 Feb 2026
  11. Latest notice published259 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT

Notice history

12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    12 May 2025, 15:02 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 14:11 BST
    UK1
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 14:30 BST
    UK2
  4. Published value updated to £1,600,000
    25 Sept 2025, 14:30 BST
    was £2,000,000
  5. Tender notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
    UK4
  6. Status changed to active
    9 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    9 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
  8. Deadline published: 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    9 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
  9. Contract award notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    12 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
  11. Contract signature expected
    16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  12. Contract details notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Estimated publishing & contract dates amended

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 25 Sept 2025
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 18 Aug 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 12 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,600,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WJ North LimitedSME16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2028 · up to 15 Feb 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month discretionary extensions£1,600,0009 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • P007 - Road Markings & Associated Services · WJ North LimitedSME

    Signed
    30 Jan 2026
    Value
    £1,600,000
    Period
    2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2028 · up to 1 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2x 12 month extensions
    5 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 · KPI 2 · KPI 3 …
    • KPI 1, % of Task Orders completed on time each month (expressed as % of the total number of Task Orders programmed to be completed in the month
    • KPI 2, % of Health & Safety reports submitted on time (expressed as a % of the total Health & Safety reports required) as agreed
    • KPI 3, % of other records / submissions provided on time each month (expressed as a % of the total number of records / submissions required)
    • KPI 4, % of Task Orders completed with no initial Defects each month (expressed as % of the total number of Task Order completed in the month)
    • KPI 5, Number of significant customer / stakeholder complaints

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHH-2597-YVZG Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 2TAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WJ North LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTMB-1681-VWYJ 7 brock way, newcastle under lyme, West Midlands, st5 6azContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender