Contract for the Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Bus Shelters and Information Panels, including right to Display Advertising on Bus Shelters

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for the Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Bus Shelters and Information Panels, including right to Display Advertising on Bus Shelters.

The Authority is seeking a concessionaire to provide repair, maintenance and installation of climate friendly bus shelters and to display advertising on the paper and digital shelter panels for a return of profit share.

This will initially be in the Boroughs of Gosport , Hart and Rushmoor with scope for further areas to be encompassed into this contract. The remaining 8 Borough Councils in the Hampshire County council area can fall in scope for this contract , however there is no guarantee that they will do so . The numbers and locations of the shelters can change throughout the term of the contract and there is no guarantee of additional shelters being included in this tender. The estimation of value for the three localities is £35,334,000.00 over the 15 year term based on Authority spend on advertising. Further details can be found in the procurement documents.

The shelters will be owned and maintained under the responsibility of the successful concessionaire.

The Contract will commence on 18th July 2024 and will be for a period of ten years with the option to extend for a further five years.

Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the tender return document together with any supporting information requested by 14.00 hrs on Tuesday the 28th May 2024.

How to obtain the Tender Documents The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'Tenders' then 'Current Tenders' and 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs - 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'. Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details' continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents.

Please download all the documents and read very carefully.

Opting In and Opting Out Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.

PLEASE NOTE you are required to 'Opt In' to view & complete the two Questionnaires for this project.

The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.

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Additional information: Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire. Guidance on how to participate in a tender - download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge), can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No