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Published 23 May 2025, 14:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Maintenance of Traffic Control and Associated Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£2,400,000≈ £600k / year · £2,880,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Feb 2026awarded 9 Apr 2026
Awarded to Yunex Limited
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is acting as the lead authority for the co-ordination of a collaborative joint tendering process on behalf of Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC, Bridgend CBC and Merthyr Tydfil CBC.

The awarding of the Contract will be carried out by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It is the Authorities intention to award this contract in its entirety to one provider for all participating authorities.

The services shall consist of the maintenance, inspection and repair of each Council’s assets:

a. Traffic Signals intersections including Wig-Wag Signals

b. Pedestrian Crossings including Pelican, Puffin and Toucan Crossings

c. All communications equipment for traffic control equipment

d. Minor civil works associated with maintaining traffic control equipment

e. Supply/installation of traffic control equipment for the upgrade of existing sites including civil engineering works.

This Contract is for the supply of all labour, plant, equipment, materials, tools and spare components required to carry out the maintenance and inspection of all site types listed above and any ancillary equipment forming part of the listed installations as provided within each Council’s inventory.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Jan 2032, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Traffic-signal maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsSMEPublished value£2,400,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensionsValue: £2,400,000 exc. VAT · £2,880,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 years

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: 30%Price: 65%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 30%
  • Commercial: 65%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial
  • Technical Questions
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 5 Jan 2032
First published
23 May 2025, 14:32 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2026, 10:58 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
Authority reference
RCT/CE/RCT54/25
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003452
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Traffic-signal maintenance services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05232a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender process will be run via

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗

Project ref 61610

itt ref 122485

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 14 Jul 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 14:32 BST
  2. Next notice expected354 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Tender notice published280 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by247 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline240 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by219 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent196 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill ends184 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  10. Latest notice published100 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 10:58 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 14:32 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £2,400,000
    15 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
    was £2,500,000
  4. Status changed to active
    15 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    15 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    15 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
  7. Contract award notice published
    9 Apr 2026, 09:24 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    9 Apr 2026, 09:24 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    14 Jul 2026, 10:58 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,400,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Yunex Limited1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030 · up to 31 May 2032Extensions: 2 year extension£2,400,0009 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • The Maintenance of Traffic Control and Associated Equipment · Yunex Limited

    Signed
    29 May 2026
    Value
    £2,400,000
    Period
    1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2x 12 month extension options

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDXZ-9391-VHZQ 2 Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 4THContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Bridgend County Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyGB-PPON: PPQG-8216-YQLW South Wales, WalesContact email
  • Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyGB-PPON: PPMD-1137-QDJJ Merthyr Tydfil, WalesContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Yunex LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGWD-4453-BRJJ Sopers Lane, Poole, Dorset. , South West, BH17 7ERContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender