Planning

Bus Shelters, RTPI and Associated Services Y26014

  • Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070566

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d93b

Published 3 November 2025, 4:05pm



Scope

Reference

Y26014

Description

Procurement Services are looking to renew its current framework for Bus Shelters, RTPI and Associated Services. We anticipate this contract will be available for local authorities and any other public sector establishment in the UK. The main purpose of this framework is to provide a reasonably priced, reliable and trustworthy service. The scope of the framework will include Bus shelters, real time passenger information systems and associated services including but not limited to consultancy, design and maintenance.

This framework will be split into two lots:

LOT 1 Bus Shelters and Associated Services

LOT 2 Real time passenger information and Associated Services

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=989876765

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £800,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £960,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 27 March 2026 to 26 March 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 44212321 - Bus shelters
  • 45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
  • 45213315 - Bus-stop shelter construction work
  • 48813000 - Passenger information system
  • 48813200 - Real-time passenger information system
  • 72212670 - Real time operating system software development services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

17 November 2025

Engagement process description

This preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner.

This notice is issued to:

Invite suppliers to participate in pre market engagement

The purpose of this engagement is to:

Understand the market capability and capacity

Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism

Explore innovative solutions

Identify potential risks and delivery models

Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activity

Online Questionnaire

Dates: Commencing 03/11/2025

How to participate: Questionnaire link to provide insights : https://forms.microsoft.com/e/rex8yisgRb to be submitted before 17/011/25

Participation is voluntary and will not affect future tender opportunities

All information shared during this engagement will be made available to all interested suppliers to ensure fairness.

This is not a call for competition.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

16 January 2026


Contracting authority

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYCX-4938-CCHM

1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling

Maidstone

ME19 4YT

United Kingdom

Contact name: Alison Ponter

Telephone: 01622 942843

Email: Alison.Ponter@csltd.org.uk

Region: UKJ46 - West Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government