Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 14 May 2025, 16:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Highway Advertising and Street Furniture

Official notice

Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 8 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 11 yrsends 31 Dec 2036 · up to 31 Dec 2038 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority currently has an agreement in place for the provision and maintenance of bus shelters and associated street furniture, including advertising units. This existing contract is due to expire in December 2025.

In preparation for this, the Authority is initiating a new procurement process to establish a long-term contract, potentially lasting ten years or more. Under the new arrangement, up to 350 bus shelters may be supplied, along with a limited number of free-standing advertising units. The scope of the contract will also include the ongoing maintenance of these assets to ensure they remain in good condition throughout the term.

It is anticipated that all hardware, including shelters and advertisement units, will remain the property of the successful contractor for the duration of the contract.

CPV: Advertising services · Installation of street furniture

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 11 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2036 (11 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2038 with extensions
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 May 2025, 16:32 BST
Last source update
14 May 2025, 16:32 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021460
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising servicesInstallation of street furniture
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0513a0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 May 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 May 2025, 16:32 BST
  2. Market engagement
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    To express your interest in participating in this market engagement exercise, please email publictransport@stoke.gov.uk by 30th May 2025.

    A market engagement questionnaire will be issued during the first week of June 2025. The project team will provide guidance on whether the questions should be presented in a conversational format or as part of a presentation during a face-to-face meeting, scheduled for the third week of June 2025 (week commencing 16th June 2025). The exact date and time will be confirmed. This meeting is to be held in Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1HP.

  3. Tender notice expected
    8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts301 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 May 2025, 16:32 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stoke on Trent City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQZ-1442-RZTZ Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 1HHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure