Notice Information
Notice Title
Polling Booths & Voter ID Privacy Screens
Notice Description
Braintree District Council is awarding a one-off supply contract for the manufacture and delivery of replacement polling booths and Voter ID privacy screens to support electoral operations across 149 polling stations in the district. Braintree required modern, durable and accessible equipment that is simple to transport, assemble and store, and which ensures voter privacy and compliance with electoral standards. The tender was issued in three lots with the intention of awarding either Lots 1 and 2 or Lot 3. Lot 1 - Polling Booths: Supply and delivery of polling booths for 149 polling stations. Each station must be equipped to allow a minimum of two voters to vote simultaneously and include at least one accessible booth (e.g., wider compartment, low writing surface). Robust, modular, collapsible/foldable design; lightweight for manual handling; suitable for indoor/outdoor use; privacy partitions; fire-resistant materials. Lot 2 - Voter ID Privacy Screens: Supply and delivery of one privacy solution per station (149 total). Modular, collapsible, portable; compatible with polling booth layout or stand-alone; designed to protect modesty and respect religious beliefs; ensures the safeguarding of users and polling staff; fire-resistant materials. Lot 3 - Combined: Supply and delivery of both Lot 1 and Lot 2 to the requirements above.
Lot Information
Polling Booths
This requirement is for the supply and delivery of replacement Polling Booths to support operations across 149 polling stations within the Braintree District. Each polling station requires a booth that allows for a minimum of two people to vote at any one time and a with a minimum of one being an accessible polling booth.
Voter ID Privacy ScreenThis requirement is for the supply and delivery of replacement Voter ID Privacy Screens to support operations across 149 polling stations within the Braintree District. Each polling station requires one Voter ID Privacy Screen.
Polling Booth and Voter ID Privacy ScreenThis requirement is for the supply and delivery of replacement Polling Booths and Voter ID Privacy Screens to support operations across 149 polling stations within the Braintree District. Each polling station requires a booth that allows for a minimum of two people to vote at any one time and a with a minimum of one being an accessible polling booth and one Voter ID Privacy Screen.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e288
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015875-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
39100000 - Furniture
79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £88,668 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Feb 20263 days ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@braintree.gov.uk, procurementsanda@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRAINTREE
- Postcode
- CM7 9HB
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015875-2026
21st February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074419-2025
17th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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