Flags, Poles, Timetable Frames and Posting of Timetables
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£4.2m
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
16 Feb 2026
Description
Essex County Council ('the Authority') is seeking to procure the supply, installation and maintenance of Flags, Poles and Timetables Frames (Bus Infrastructure), plus the continued frequency of Printed Timetable Posting. N.B PLEASE NOTE - this Contract Award Notice is a reissue to correct minor issues in the previous Award Notice. Therefore the contracts listed as '3' and '4' in this notice, are instead the replacements for '1' and '2' in the previous notice. The award remains the same, and the standstill dates have been revised accordingly.
Scope
- Reference
- PL0105
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 30 Jun 2034Possible extension to 30 Jun 2039
One extension available of five years.
- CPV classifications
- 301997903582100044212225442123215112200060000000
- Contract locations
- East of England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Response | — | price | 70.00% |
| Technical Response | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Climate | — | quality | 5.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£3.3m
Award date
16 Feb 2026
Contract start
31 Mar 2026
Contract end
30 Jun 2034
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flags, Poles and Timetable Frames | £2.9m | complete |
| 2 | Posting of Timetables | £628k | complete |