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Published 31 Mar 2025, 15:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Town Centre Wayfinding · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£24,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 10 Apr 2025awarded 16 May 2025
Awarded to Air Design Ltd
Contract term 1 moends 31 May 2025 · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Middlesbrough Town Centre requires a new wayfinding solution, to suit a modern forward-thinking

Town Centre. The scheme must be accessible to all users enabling them to navigate the area

effectively

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£24,000
Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 31 May 2025 (1 mo)Value: £24,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

Lot awarding rule: 65 quality 35 price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Mar 2025, 15:34 BST
Last source update
6 Nov 2025, 14:59 GMT
Authority reference
MBC000549
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012058
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04faca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

31 Mar 2025 → 6 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 15:34 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published351 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 14:59 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 15:34 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 16:24 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Jun 2025, 16:24 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    28 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 14:59 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £19,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Air Design LtdSME1 Jul 2025 – 31 Oct 2025£19,00016 May 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Air Design LtdSME

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    £19,000
    Period
    1 Jul 2025 – 31 Oct 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10final-stage tenders100—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Middlesbrough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJH-5252-HJDM PO Box 500, Middlesbrough, North East, TS1 9FTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Air DesignAwarded supplier 39-41 Union Street, London, London, SE1 1SDContact email
  • Air Design LtdAwarded supplier St. Saviours. House 39-41 Union Street, London, London, SE1 1SDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

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