Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth City Council
Ballard House, West Hoe Road
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ
Contact
Mr Paul Williams
Telephone
+44 1752305212
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK41 - Plymouth
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Bus Shelters and Information Panels (Advertising Concession)
Reference number
DN591733
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Plymouth City Council (“The Council”) will shortly be seeking to re-procure its Contract for the ‘Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Bus Shelters and Information Panels (Advertising Concession)’.
The new Contract will consist of upgrading, and maintaining the city’s public transport infrastructure and associated advertising within bus shelters and on Information Panels that will deliver income generation and improve public transport facilities in line with The Council’s Corporate Plan - https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/aboutcouncil/corporateplan, Plymouth Plan - https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/planningandbuildingcontrol/plymouthplanhttps://www.plymouth.gov.uk/planningandbuildingcontrol/plymouthplan and the wider Joint Local Plan - https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/JLPAdoptedVersion.pdf.
The Council has made available the Key Requirements from the new Contract, along with draft Terms & Conditions which can be accessed by registering your interest through https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, Project reference DN591733.
The Council would welcome feedback from organisations that register an interest in this future opportunity concerning the Key Requirements and draft Terms & Conditions, particularly in relation to any red flags, or issues that the market foresee.
Any feedback must be received via the messaging facility within the Supplying the South West Procurement Portal by 1200hrs on Tuesday 1st February 2022 and in turn these will be reviewed by the Council’s legal team who will then make any necessary changes prior to the procurement being launched during February 2022.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £70,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 22462000 - Advertising material
- 44212321 - Bus shelters
- 45213315 - Bus-stop shelter construction work
- 79341000 - Advertising services
- 79341100 - Advertising consultancy services
- 79341200 - Advertising management services
- 79341400 - Advertising campaign services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK41 - Plymouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The current contract for Sponsored Supply and Maintenance of Street Furniture will terminate on 3rd September 2022, with a new Concession contract anticipated to commence on 4th September 2022. It is envisaged this will have an initial term of ten (10) years with provision to extend by a further two (2) periods of five (5) years.
It is envisaged the new Contract will include but not be limited to, provision of Bus Shelter infrastructure and Information Panels including supply, installation maintenance, and delivering digital and non-digital advertising revenue opportunities.
The estimated date of publication of the Concession notice is February 2022 and it is anticipated that The Council will be using the Open procedure.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
18 February 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Any further information surrounding this future opportunity will be made available to all registered parties via https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, Project reference DN591733.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an indication of potential future procurement activity and is subject to change. The PIN, Key Requirements document, draft Terms & Conditions and any subsequent market engagement form no part of any pre-qualification or selection process and as such, this implies no commercial commitment by The Council.