Awarded contract

Bus Shelter Advertising Concession and Maintenance Services

Details

Value
£5,000,000
Duration
10 years
Topic
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Published
29 September 2025

Tender description

West Northamptonshire Council sought tenders for the following services: Bus Shelter Advertising Concessions and Maintenance Services, from which the maintenance of the bus shelters is to be funded, with the aim of the Authority also receiving an income. The contract will provide for the operator to provide and install new shelters. The scope of the services was further detailed in the procurement documents made available on the publication of the Tender Notice and these documents were further refined during the procurement process. The procurement was undertaken using the Competitive Flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. At Tender Notice and considering existing service scope the Authority estimated a total value of £15,000,000 excluding VAT as per Schedule 3, para. 3(2) of the Procurement Act 2023. The estimated capital financing, maintenance cost and income to WNC are based on the financial element of the tender evaluation the actual total cost is unknown due to the nature being a concessions contract and is an estimated value. ## Contract award Title: Bus Shelter Advertising Concession and Maintenance Services

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date25 September 2025
  2. Completed: Award published29 September 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date2 November 2035in 9 years

About the buyer

West Northamptonshire Council is a local authority formed in April 2021 from its predecessor councils, and buys through its own Procurement Team. Larger tenders run on the In-Tend portal, where suppliers access documents and submit bids. Advertised opportunities also appear on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for lower values. A Commercial Pipeline lists potential tendering opportunities for the next 18 months. Certain goods, services and works are bought through frameworks from the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO, NEPO and YPO. The council also hosts a Security Services framework that Northamptonshire local authorities, schools and public bodies can use.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of West Northamptonshire Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 33952000 · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • 34000000 · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • 34928000 · Road furniture
  • 44212321 · Bus shelters
  • 45213315 · Bus-stop shelter construction work
  • 50800000 · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
  • 79340000 · Advertising and marketing services
  • 79341000 · Advertising services

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