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Out of Home Advertising for Bus Stations and Shelters

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

09 Oct 2026 at 14:37

Tender Notice
Planning

20 Apr 2026 at 13:51

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is seeking an advertising agency to market, develop and maintain advertising space across its bus stations and bus shelter network in the west of Scotland. The procurement covers the existing estate and sites developed in future. The single lot excludes Glasgow City. The work is advertising and marketing services, including advertising consultancy, management and campaigns. The successful provider may also be offered the opportunity to develop additional sites outside the stated scope. The requirement includes community benefits to be delivered through the Glasgow Community Benefits Hub. Suppliers should note that delivery covers SPT’s transport estate across the west of Scotland, rather than Glasgow City for this lot.

The process reached the tender stage: SPT invited offers through an open procedure, with bids submitted electronically. The submission deadline was 13 November 2026 at 12:00. The estimated contract value is £10 million, and the contract period is 3,600 days. There is one lot, with no option to submit variants. Evaluation gives 40% weighting to technical quality and 60% to price. Bids must remain valid for 120 days. The tender includes an option for the provider to develop additional sites beyond the stated scope. The awarded provider must deliver projects totalling 100 Community Benefits points through the Glasgow Community Benefits Hub; further details are set out in the tender. The contract includes a subcontracting clause.

This opportunity suits advertising agencies able to develop and manage advertising estates across bus stations and shelters, build campaigns and grow advertising revenue. Bidders must provide two examples, preferably from the public sector, of developing an advertising estate and increasing revenue; the examples must relate to projects delivered within the preceding three years. Suppliers must also demonstrate financial standing, either through a Dun & Bradstreet failure score of at least 51 or by providing figures for profitability, gearing and liquidity against the stated tests. Where two of those financial ratios are not met, the bidder must identify mitigating factors for SPT to consider. The provider must be able to deliver community-benefit projects through the Glasgow Community Benefits Hub and manage subcontracting where applicable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Out of Home Advertising for Bus Stations and Shelters

Notice Description

Provision of advertising agency services to market, develop and maintain the current and future developed estate within SPT Bus Stations and the SPT Bus Shelter network throughout the west of Scotland.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of advertising agency services to market, develop and maintain the current and future developed estate within SPT Bus Stations and the Bus Shelter network throughout the west of Scotland (excluding Glasgow City).

Options: The successful provider will be offered the opportunity to develop other sites not included in the Scope, should they wish to do so.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068653
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095724-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

22460000 - Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

79341000 - Advertising services

79341100 - Advertising consultancy services

79341200 - Advertising management services

79341400 - Advertising campaign services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
13 Nov 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
1 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 5JF
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM8 West Central Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Further Information

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