Official UK procurement notice
Superimposed Road Markings & Associated Services
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionApplication of Superimposed Road Markings & Associated Services complete with a Traffic Management provision on all roads and parking areas within the boundaries of Falkirk, Stirling & Clackmannanshire Councils except for privately maintained roads.
- Recurrence: September 2029
CPV: Road markings · Surface work for roads
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.8 per place) · 3 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,700,000
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)
- Qualitative: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.
- Economic & financial standing
A Credit safe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that gives satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the contract
Minimum: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 Million GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Product Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Motor Insurance = 5 Million GBP
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Superimposed Road Markings & Associated Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · September 2029
- First published
- 19 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PS 451 26- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083020- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059dcbFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As listed within the tender documentation.
Publisher note: 1. Bidders were required to provide 3 examples of works carried out in the past five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. 2.Bidders were required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. 3. The bidders demonstrated that they held a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), or provide additional supportive information as detailed within "PS 451 26 Document 4 SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements". 4. The bidders demonstrated that they held a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001:2018 (or equivalent) or provide additional supportive information as detailed within "PS 451 26 Document 4 SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements". 5. The bidders demonstrated that they held a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or provide additional supportive information as detailed within "PS 451 26 Document 4 SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements". 6. Falkirk Council managed this procurement exercise as lead authority. Falkirk Council acts on behalf of itself (i.e. as a principal), dealing with the award of work in-house for the Falkirk Council Area of operations. The contract(s) for the service for the Stirling and Clackmannanshire areas of operations will be between the provider(s), Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council. The works are all contained within the 3 Authorities boundaries, and each works instruction will be supported with a location plan identifying the position, and extent of the works. Each Council Authority will be responsible for issuing of work instructions to be undertaken, and any payments made within their respective Council area of operations. (SC Ref:818586)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 20 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
Timeline
20 Oct 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends371 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened371 days ago20 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Notice published315 days ago15 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Contract starts268 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 083020-2025-PS 451 26-1
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Clackmannanshire CouncilContracting authority
- Stirling CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Central Traffic Management LtdFramework contractor
- Coupe LineFramework contractor
- Markon LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria