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Links with Nature Signage Manufacture

Sunderland City Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 13:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sunderland City Council procured the manufacture and delivery of greenspace signage for sites in the Coalfield area of Sunderland. The requirement formed part of the Links with Nature project and was classified as signage supply. The work covered producing the signs and delivering them to the relevant Sunderland sites. This is a goods requirement rather than a construction or consultancy contract, so it is most relevant to businesses that design, manufacture, finish, supply and distribute outdoor interpretive, environmental or public-realm signage. Suppliers with suitable production facilities, materials expertise and delivery arrangements for multiple greenspace locations would be aligned with the requirement. The council was both the buying organisation and the body managing the procurement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold procedure; the published method is recorded as unknown. It comprised one lot. Fitzpatrick Woolmer Design and Publishing Ltd was awarded the contract on 23 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The gross awarded contract value is £13,867.20 including applicable taxes, in GBP. The contract period runs from 23 July 2026 to 11 September 2026. All signage manufacture and delivery works were required to be completed by 11 September 2026. The award covered the single signage requirement for Sunderland City Council’s Links with Nature project and is recorded as active.

For a supplier assessing future work from Sunderland City Council, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for manufactured greenspace signage linked to an environmental access or nature project. A credible competitor would need to show the ability to interpret a signage specification, manufacture durable outdoor signs, apply clear and appropriate graphics or information, and coordinate delivery to sites across the Coalfield area of Sunderland. Relevant experience would include public-realm, parks, countryside, heritage, wayfinding or environmental signage, particularly where products must withstand outdoor use and be supplied as a coordinated package. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that a specialist small business with adequate production, quality-control and delivery capacity can compete for this type of council goods requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Links with Nature Signage Manufacture

Notice Description

Sunderland City Council are procuring greenspace signage for sites in the Coalfield area of Sunderland as part of the Links with Nature project. The signage is to be manufactured and delivered, with all works completed by 11th September 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db3c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073697-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34928470 - Signage

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£13,867 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 11 Sep 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sunderland City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR1 3AA
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FITZPATRICK WOOLMER DESIGN & PUBLISHING LIMITED

Further Information

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