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Town Hall - Internal Door numbering & Wayfinding

Manchester City Council

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14 Aug 2026 at 15:59

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Manchester City Council procured internal door numbering and wayfinding signage for the refurbishment of Manchester Town Hall. The requirement covers ongoing design development, manufacture and supply of the signage system, including signage for internal doors and routes through the building. The work is part of a Grade 1 listed building refurbishment and will be delivered in Manchester. The main procurement category is goods, specifically signage. The buyer is Manchester City Council, acting for the Town Hall refurbishment project. The requirement concerns a complete signage system rather than isolated supply: the appointed business is expected to support design development as well as manufacture and supply. This suits signage manufacturers, wayfinding specialists and contractors able to work within a heritage refurbishment environment.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award to NATHANIEL OLIVER & ASSOCIATES LIMITED. The award was recorded on 14 August 2026. The awarded value is £173,000 excluding VAT and £207,600 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027, with signature scheduled for 1 September 2026. There is one completed lot. The direct award was justified by the site's Grade 1 listed status and the need for Historic England approval of the signage design: the selected supplier had already secured that approval, while changing supplier would require further design work, cost and approval time. The award is below the relevant threshold and relates to signage goods.

This procurement indicates demand from Manchester City Council for specialist internal wayfinding and door-numbering systems within major heritage refurbishment projects. A credible future competitor would need to develop, manufacture and supply coordinated signage, while working closely with the client and project team on design development. Experience of listed buildings, conservation constraints and heritage approvals would be particularly relevant, because the route to market was shaped by an approved design and the need to avoid repeating that approval process. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate reliable manufacture, consistent installation-ready outputs and delivery at the scale of a town-hall refurbishment. Businesses with established heritage-sector design capability, documented approval experience and the capacity to manage a complete signage system would be best placed to compete when this type of requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Town Hall - Internal Door numbering & Wayfinding

Notice Description

The requirement relates to the provision of internal door numbering and wayfinding signage for the Manchester Town Hall refurbishment project. This includes the ongoing design development, manufacture and supply of the signage system.

Procurement Information

The justification is due to the specific circumstances of the site as a Grade 1 listed building which required Heritage England (HE) Approval for the design of the signage. In this case, the supplier has already received approval from HE for the design. Use of another supplier would require additional design to be carried out, adding unnecessary costs and creating additional delays in receiving approval from HE.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077820-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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
£173,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M60 2LA
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATHANIEL OLIVER & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Further Information

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