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title: "Soft Market Test - Road Marking and Road Studs"
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# Soft Market Test - Road Marking and Road Studs

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-road-marking-and-road-studs-ocds-h6vhtk-043a21). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Leicestershire County Council (The Council) are considering options for the replacement of The Council’s current ‘Superimposed Road Markings & Road Studs 2020’ contract which expires on 31st March 2025. In its current format this is a single award contract for the installation, replacement and renewal of road markings and road studs to all classes of roads within the Leicestershire County Council, with an annual value of £1,250,000.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £6,250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road-maintenance works, Road-surface painting work
- **Delivery Location:** UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043a21`

## 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/soft-market-test-road-marking-and-road-studs-ocds-h6vhtk-043a21#tl-md)

## Description
Leicestershire County Council (The Council) are considering options for the replacement of The Council’s current ‘Superimposed Road Markings & Road Studs 2020’ contract which expires on 31st March 2025. In its current format this is a single award contract for the installation, replacement and renewal of road markings and road studs to all classes of roads within the Leicestershire County Council, with an annual value of £1,250,000.
Please note that this is not a call for competition, and any information given above is not guaranteed within any subsequent procurement, only indicative of our potential requirements.
Any future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45233141, 45233221
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** Before committing to any particular procurement method, contract type, or method of delivery, The Council is inviting appropriately qualified road marking industry organisations, i.e. active members of the  Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) or ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004961-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-14T15:36:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-12T07:28:54.309Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043a21
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.