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Flags, Poles, Timetable Frames and Posting of Timetables
Published 16 Feb 2026
16 Feb 2026
- Primary CPV
-
30199790 *
Timetables
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Essex, East of England
- Value
- £3,292,424
- Contract
-
8.3 years Duration
01/04/2026 30/06/2034
- Contract Types
-
30 *Office & computing machinery and supplie...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom · UKH3
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Essex County Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
30199790 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: PL0105
Essex County Council ('the Authority') is seeking to procure the supply, installation and maintenance of Flags, Poles and Timetables Frames (Bus Infrastructure), plus the continued frequency of Printed Timetable Posting.
N.B PLEASE NOTE - this Contract Award Notice is a reissue to correct minor issues in the previous Award Notice. Therefore the contracts listed as '3' and '4' in this notice, are instead the replacements for '1' and '2' in the previous notice. The award remains the same, and the standstill dates have been revised accordingly.
Full CPV breakdown
- 30199790 — Timetables (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 5
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Lots
- 2
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 16 Feb 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 25 Feb 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 30 Jun 2039
- Renewal
- One extension available of five years.
- Number of lots
- 2
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 16 Feb 2026 11:59
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fb4f
- Notice ID
- PL0105
Competition
5
Bids received
5
Bids considered at final stage
3
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
Unit 3 Daytona Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4ZD, United Kingdom
GB-COH 04338401
Supplier Large
29 Arboretum Street, Nottingham, NG1 4JA, United Kingdom
GB-COH 15754458
Lots (2)
Lot 1
· Complete
Lot 2
· Complete
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 3 Mar 2026 · Scheduled
- Future Signature Date
- 3 Mar 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
111 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Essex County Council |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | County Hall, Market Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Chelmsford |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH36 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | tommy.robinson@essex.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | EXTERNITURE LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Unit 3 Daytona Drive |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Thatcham |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | RG19 4ZD |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ11 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | shallwetalk@externiture.com |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.externiture.com |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
| Party 2 › Control › Description | 1) Matthew Stagg, January 1973. Unit 3 Daytona Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4ZD, UK. Director or individual with same responsibilities. 2) Karen Staff, February 1967. Unit 3 Daytona Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4ZD, UK. Director or individual with same responsibilities. |
| Party 3 › Name | TRANSPORT MADE SIMPLE LIMITED |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | 29 Arboretum Street |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Nottingham |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | NG1 4JA |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF14 |
| Party 3 › Contact › Email | peter@transportmadesimple.co.uk |
| Party 3 › Role | supplier |
| Party 3 › Link | https://transportmadesimple.co.uk/ |
| Party 3 › Business size | large |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 3 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 3 › Sheltered workshop | No |
| Party 3 › Control › Description | 1) Matthew Stagg, January 1973. Unit 3 Daytona Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4ZD, UK. Director or individual with same responsibilities. 2) Karen Staff, February 1967. Unit 3 Daytona Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4ZD, UK. Director or individual with same responsibilities. |
Buyer
| Name | Essex County Council |
Tender
| Title | Flags, Poles, Timetable Frames and Posting of Timetables |
| Description | Essex County Council ('the Authority') is seeking to procure the supply, installation and maintenance of Flags, Poles and Timetables Frames (Bus Infrastructure), plus the continued frequency of Printed Timetable Posting. N.B PLEASE NOTE - this Contract Award Notice is a reissue to correct minor issues in the previous Award Notice. Therefore the contracts listed as '3' and '4' in this notice, are instead the replacements for '1' and '2' in the previous notice. The award remains the same, and the standstill dates have been revised accordingly. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | complete |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | complete |
Awards
| Award 1 › Title | Lot 1. Flags, Poles and Timetable Frames |
| Award 1 › Status | pending |
| Award 1 › Date | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Award 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £3,950,909 |
| Award 1 › Value › Value | £3,292,424 |
| Award 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Award 1 › Category | services |
| Award 1 › Above threshold | Yes |
| Award 1 › Supplier › Name | EXTERNITURE LIMITED |
| Award 1 › Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Timetables |
| Award 1 › Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Flags |
| Award 1 › Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Poles |
| Award 1 › Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Bus shelters |
| Award 1 › Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Installation services of flagpoles |
| Award 1 › Item › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH3 |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Award 1 › Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 1 › Standstill period › End | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Award 1 › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Award 1 › Contract period › End | 30 Jun 2034 |
| Award 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Jun 2039 |
| Award 1 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Award 1 › Renewal › Description | One extension available of five years. |
| Award 1 › Subcontracting › Subcontracts › Main Contractors › Name | EXTERNITURE LIMITED |
| Award 1 › Subcontracting › Subcontracts › Description | No |
| Award 1 › Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Award 1 › Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Award 1 › Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013779-2026 |
| Award 1 › Document › Published | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Award 1 › Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Award 1 › Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Award 1 › Milestone › Due | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Award 1 › Milestone › Status | scheduled |
| Award 2 › Title | Lot 2: Posting of Timetables |
| Award 2 › Status | pending |
| Award 2 › Date | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Award 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,055,040 |
| Award 2 › Value › Value | £879,200 |
| Award 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Award 2 › Category | services |
| Award 2 › Above threshold | Yes |
| Award 2 › Supplier › Name | TRANSPORT MADE SIMPLE LIMITED |
| Award 2 › Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Timetables |
| Award 2 › Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Bus shelters |
| Award 2 › Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH3 |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Award 2 › Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Award 2 › Standstill period › End | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Award 2 › Contract period › Start | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Award 2 › Contract period › End | 30 Jun 2034 |
| Award 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Jun 2039 |
| Award 2 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Award 2 › Renewal › Description | One extension available of five years. |
| Award 2 › Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Award 2 › Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Award 2 › Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013779-2026 |
| Award 2 › Document › Published | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Award 2 › Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Award 2 › Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Award 2 › Milestone › Due | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Award 2 › Milestone › Status | scheduled |