{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-058499-2026-03-13T11:39:14Z", "date": "2026-03-13T11:39:14Z", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-058499", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PDTN-5446-NMXW", "name": "Warwickshire County Council", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PDTN-5446-NMXW" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Shire Hall", "locality": "Warwick", "postalCode": "CV34 4SA", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKG13" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk", "classifications": [ { "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment", "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "description": "Public authority - sub-central government" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-COH-01324196", "name": "TRUEFORM ENGINEERING LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "01324196" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PBRC-5954-RMXP" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "Unit 12 Pasadena Trading Estate", "locality": "Hayes", "postalCode": "UB3 3NQ", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI74" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "sales@trueform.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "url": "http://www.trueform.com", "scale": "sme", "vcse": false, "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false, "shelteredWorkshop": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PDTN-5446-NMXW", "name": "Warwickshire County Council" }, "planning": { "noEngagementNoticeRationale": "Preliminary Market Engagement was conducted prior to the introduction of the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice. A summary of the preliminary market engagement is an appendix within the tender documentation." }, "tender": { "id": "WCC - 22249", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "WCC Bus Shelters, advertising and maintenance", "description": "Warwickshire County Council is seeking to procure a Supplier to provide a comprehensive service for the advertising, maintenance, and cleansing of council owned bus shelters and the provision of new bus shelters across the County. Warwickshire County Council currently own and maintain around 312 Bus Shelters across the County. This number is flexible due to ongoing installations delivered through the capital programme however, the numbers presented in this brief are considered a realistic representation of the current network. Currently, 83 Bus Shelters across Warwickshire's estate are fitted with advertising panels * 80 shelters are equipped for traditional paper-based advertising * 3 shelters feature digital advertising displays The remaining shelters, of which there are around 229, are non-advertising units.", "status": "complete", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "44212321", "description": "Bus shelters" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79341000", "description": "Advertising services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKG3", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 1500000, "currency": "GBP" }, "procurementMethod": "open", "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure", "procedure": { "features": "The Procurement Process This procurement is being conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure (Procurement Act 2023). An outline of the procurement process is included below: Stage 1: Initial Submissions Bidders are required to complete and return their initial tender submissions as detailed within this document. The initial submissions will be used for the down-selection of bidders and will be based on the conditions of participation pass/fail evaluation, an outline tender submission evaluation and price evaluation. The Council will invite the top three* ranked bidders to the next stage of the procurement process. *Please note: *WCC reserves the right to invite more organisations where there is a negligible difference in the scores between the 3rd applicant and the next placed applicant(s) or to invite less applicants where it feels that the quality of submissions is insufficient to warrant inclusion in the next stage. Stage 2: Bid Optimisation/Dialogue/Pre-tender Negotiation Those Bidders who are invited to participate in stage 2 will be invited to take part in dialogue meetings. The purpose of these meetings will be to discuss the outline tender proposals, ensure that the Council's requirement/solution is thoroughly understood by suppliers and that any supplier risks and assumptions are appropriately managed or removed before final tenders are submitted. The meetings will also be used to optimise the bidder's solution prior to submission of final tenders. Stage 2 may also be used to refine the outline specification, pricing schedule, award criteria, contract and/or any other documentation prior to an invitation to submit final tenders. Stage 3: Invitation to Submit Final Tenders (ITSFT) At the conclusion of stage 2, the shortlisted bidders will be invited to submit a final tender submission. A new Invitation to Tender document for this stage will be provided and will incorporate a final specification/pricing schedule/contract etc. including any refinements identified during the bid optimisation stage. The evaluation criteria will be weighted in a similar way to stage 1 but will have non-cost evaluation questions relating to specific elements of the requirement and the cost evaluation will be as detailed in the part 4 - pricing schedule document. There will also be a social value evaluation element. Stage 4: Post Tender Negotiation/Preferred Supplier The Council may also consider the use of a Post Tender Negotiation or Preferred Supplier stage following the conclusion of stage 3. To provide some context on when these stages are used, and what they are likely to contain, we have reproduced the Government Commercial Function guidance regarding these stages below: Post Tender Negotiation Stage: When used: - Post-tender negotiation may be incorporated where a contracting authority intends to improve the content of the highest scoring tender. An example might include where a contracting authority identifies an opportunity to reduce the tender costs where efficiencies can be achieved, e.g. the staging of payments, so that the supplier is not incurring unnecessary interest costs. Post-tender negotiation might also be used to seek improvements to the non-financial aspects of the contract, e.g. delivery times, supplier flexibility to change without cost, increasing social value etc. Post-tender negotiation might also be necessary where unforeseen circumstances have arisen that require appropriate changes to the contract terms. Preferred Supplier Stage: When used: - This stage might be relevant where there would be advantages in developing and finalising the final contract with the most advantageous tenderer. Most likely to be used when contractual terms are complex or to confirm commitments made in tenders can be satisfied." }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "additionalProcurementCategories": [ "goods" ], "specialRegime": [ "concession" ], "aboveThreshold": true, "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "Applicants are required to answer all of the questions and return their completed response by:- no later than Tuesday 9th September 2025 at 12 Noon via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home. Your tender return must be submitted via the E-tendering portal. You will not be able to upload your tender after the deadline detailed above. Applicants are advised that if their tender response is only partially uploaded within the E-tendering portal by the closing date and time then the system will lock them out and they will not be able to complete their document upload. The Council reserves the right to only evaluate documents received within the E-tendering portal by the closing date and time and applicants are advised that a partial upload is unlikely to be successful. Applicants are therefore recommended to upload their full tender response well in advance of the closing date and time. If you are experiencing any difficulties with your upload you must contact the Council well in advance of the closing date and time The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-09-09T12:00:00+01:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-09-02T12:00:00+01:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-01-26T23:59:59Z" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete", "value": { "amountGross": 1500000, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "price", "name": "Cost evaluation", "numbers": [ { "number": 70, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Non-cost evaluation", "numbers": [ { "number": 30, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2036-03-31T23:59:59+01:00", "maxExtentDate": "2041-03-31T23:59:59Z" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The initial contract term will be for a period of 10 years. 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Changes arising from Local Government Reform (LGR), legislative developments, or other external influences which may impact the delivery or scope of the contracted services" }, "language": "en", "bids": { "statistics": [ { "id": "1", "measure": "bids", "value": 2, "relatedLot": "1" }, { "id": "2", "measure": "finalStageBids", "value": 2, "relatedLot": "1" }, { "id": "3", "measure": "smeFinalStageBids", "value": 2, "relatedLot": "1" }, { "id": "4", "measure": "vcseFinalStageBids", "value": 0, "relatedLot": "1" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "status": "active", "date": "2026-02-13T00:00:00Z", "value": { "amountGross": 3600000, "amount": 3000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "additionalProcurementCategories": [ "goods" ], "aboveThreshold": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-01324196", "name": "TRUEFORM ENGINEERING LIMITED" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "44212321", "description": "Bus shelters" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79341000", "description": "Advertising services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKG", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UKG", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "standstillPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-02-24T23:59:59+00:00" }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z", "endDate": "2036-02-25T23:59:59Z", "maxExtentDate": "2041-02-25T23:59:59Z" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The initial term of the contract will be 10 years with a possible extension of 60 months." }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "The Council reserves the right to make additional purchases during the contract that fall under the category of Bus shelters, bus shelter maintenance and related advertising." }, "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "documents": [ { "id": "013640-2026", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK6", "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013640-2026", "datePublished": "2026-02-13T17:32:16Z", "format": "text/html" } ], "assessmentSummariesDateSent": "2026-02-13T00:00:00Z", "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": "futureSignatureDate", "dueDate": "2026-02-25T23:59:59Z", "status": "scheduled" } ] } ], "contracts": [ { "id": "1", "awardID": "1", "status": "active", "period": { "startDate": "2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2036-03-31T23:59:59+01:00", "maxExtentDate": "2041-03-30T23:59:59Z" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The initial term of the contract will be 10 years with a possible extension of 60 months" }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. 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