Award

Bus Shelter & Bus Stop Maintenance and Cleaning

TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

12 Sep 2025 at 14:37

Tender

30 May 2025 at 16:29

Planning

16 May 2025 at 09:57

Summary of the contracting process

Transport for Greater Manchester has completed the public procurement process for the maintenance and cleaning of bus shelters and stops, a critical endeavour tasked with ensuring the safety and functionality of public assets. The contract award, announced on 12th September 2025, was granted to CENTRAL ELECTRICAL (NW) LTD and is set to begin on 20th October 2025, with an initial contract period extending to 19th April 2027, includable to 2028 with a potential renewal of 12 months. This project falls under the services category and utilises an open procurement method, indicative of inclusive opportunity environments. The contract's main emphasis lies on repair, maintenance, and sanitation services throughout the Greater Manchester region, aligning with CPV classifications 50000000 and 90600000.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those specialising in repair and maintenance or cleaning services. The open procedure adopted by Transport for Greater Manchester encourages competitive bidding, wherein 7 bids were received, with 5 from SMEs reaching the final stage. Businesses capable of providing high-quality services in fast response maintenance, asset condition monitoring, and comprehensive cleaning solutions are particularly well-suited for such contracts. The contractual scope emphasises quick response to vandalism and accidents; hence, firms with robust service delivery frameworks and the ability to engage in effective subcontracting may see substantive growth by winning such tenders.

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Notice Title

Bus Shelter & Bus Stop Maintenance and Cleaning

Notice Description

TfGM currently has a large volume of physical assets managed by the Facilities Management (FM) team that require maintenance including bus shelters and poles. This is a legal requirement responding to health and safety of assets, especially responding to vandalism and accidents, where assets in public use need to be kept in good working order.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Optional 12 month extension at the discretion of TfGM.

Planning Information

Due to unforeseen circumstances, TfGM are required to retender these services resulting in limited time to prepare a full market engagement process. Interested suppliers can register there interest via ProContract on the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register. Upon registration please register your Expression of Interest on project reference: DN774947 for an automatic invite to tender.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051589
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056291-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

90600000 - Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£917,500 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£917,500 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£1,232,826 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
28 May 2025Expired
Award Date
11 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
19 Oct 2025 - 19 Apr 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@tfgm.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 3BG
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester

Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CENTRAL ELECTRICAL (NW

Further Information

Notice Documents

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