Flags, Poles, Timetable Frames and Posting of Timetables
Essex County CouncilcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-04fb4fProcurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£5.7m
Awarded 13 Feb 2026
Suppliers
2
1 SME
Lots
2
2 awarded
Published
13 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.
Scope
- Reference
- PL0114
- 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
£4.7m
Award date
13 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 |