Large Digital Advertising Screens Concession Contract
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£3.1m
Suppliers
8
Lots
15
Published
08 Sept 2025
Description
The City of Cardiff Council has many assets and prime highway locations that are attractive to advertisers. These assets have the potential to generate a significant annual income. The asset types include possible locations for digital screens on roundabouts, verges, underpasses, bridge gantries. . The City of Cardiff Council through this contract seeks procurement of marketing partners for each of the locations identified in the individual lots. These partners will install the new digital screens at their own cost and will sell the advertising space to generate a sustainable annual income stream going forward. The revenue generated can be used to support corporate activities and localised improvements. The overall contract will be awarded for 10 years with the option to extend for two 12 month periods. This requirement previously went out to market under PCR 2015 on 31st January 2025. For the initial procurement a Prior Information Notice was issued on 23rd July 2024. This notice sought Expressions of Interest and input from the market on the structure of the tender. A tender process was issued but was withdrawn and has now being re-issued under the Procurement Act 2023
Scope
- Reference
- ERFX1008627
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2035Possible extension to 31 Jul 2037
Option of two 12 month extensions
- CPV classifications
- 79340000
- Contract locations
- Wales, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
Award details· 15 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£555k
Award date
07 Sept 2025
Contract start
30 Sept 2025
Contract end
30 Sept 2035
Lots · 15 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queensgate Roundabout | £460k | complete |
| 2 | Gabalfa Interchange (Bridge) | £630k | complete |
| 3 | Eastern Avenue Llanederyn Interchange | £500k | complete |
| 4 | Culverhouse Cross | £500k | complete |
| 5 | Newport Road Rumney Hill | £460k | complete |