Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of Variable Message Signs
Notice Description
The Cairngorms National Park Authority wish to hire a number of variable message signs for summer 2026 to alert drivers and other road users to the fact that a new fire byelaw has come into force in the area. Signs will require to be located on a number of roads within the park, spread across the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland and Perth & Kinross local authority areas.
Lot Information
Lot 1
In view of the increasing risk of wildfires brought about by the hanging climate and changes in visitor behaviour in recent years the Cairngorms National Park Authority recently received Scottish Government approval to introduce a fire management byelaw. This byelaw will come into force on 1 April 2026 and run until 30 September 2026 and will thereafter apply for the same dates in subsequent years. In order to alert the wider public to the fact a byelaw is in operation the Park Authority will be undertaking a range of communications activities ranging from face-to-face contact, online, printed guides to physical signage. As well as site specific signs at visitor destinations a number of permanent traffic authority approved signs are proposed at a number of roadside locations. However, it is anticipated that many of these will be unable to be supplied and installed prior to 1 April 2026 and so the Park Authority propose to make use of variable message signs as an alternative, temporary way of alerting visitors to the existence of the byelaw.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000820678
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549819
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
34924000 - Variable message signs
34992200 - Road signs
45233290 - Installation of road signs
45316211 - Installation of illuminated road signs
50232200 - Traffic-signal maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £44,780 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20265 days ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@cairngorms.co.uk, spoeprocurement@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1412425466, +44 1479873535
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY
- Postcode
- PH26 3HG
- Post Town
- Perth
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Badenoch and Strathspey
- Westminster Constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN547228&idx=1
14th January 2026 - ITT Brief - Variable Message Signs -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547228
Supply of Variable Message Signs - The Cairngorms National Park Authority wish to hire a number of variable message signs for summer 2026 to alert drivers and other road users to the fact that a new fire byelaw has come into force in the area. Signs will require to be located on a number of roads within the park, spread across the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland and Perth & Kinross local authority areas. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549819
Supply of Variable Message Signs - The Cairngorms National Park Authority wish to hire a number of variable message signs for summer 2026 to alert drivers and other road users to the fact that a new fire byelaw has come into force in the area. Signs will require to be located on a number of roads within the park, spread across the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland and Perth & Kinross local authority areas.
Notice URLs
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