Planning

Installation and maintenance of Vehicle Activated Signs and School Flashing Signs across West Berkshire.

  • West Berkshire Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-023773

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051a5c

Published 21 May 2025, 12:05pm



Scope

Reference

P00001590

Description

West Berkshire Council is preparing to launch a tender for the replacement and new procurement of Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) and School Flashing Signs (SFS), including a built-in maintenance programme over a 10-year contract.

Before we go live with the formal invitation to tender, we are inviting the market to review the draft specification, and share initial feedback to help shape the final requirements.

This market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender. West Berkshire Council (WBC) is issuing this request for information only.

Please respond to the survey by 17:00 Friday 6th June 2025.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2035
  • 10 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 34920000 - Road equipment
  • 34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
  • 34924000 - Variable message signs
  • 50232200 - Traffic-signal maintenance services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

6 June 2025

Engagement process description

We are inviting suppliers to complete the survey on the link below. Please return your response by 17:00 on Friday 6th June 2025.

https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/market-engagement-vas-sfs


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

24 June 2025


Contracting authority

West Berkshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTXJ-8922-CMNQ

Market Street

Newbury

RG14 5LD

United Kingdom

Contact name: Sarah Wood

Email: procurement@westberks.gov.uk

Website: http://www.westberks.gov.uk

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government