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Flags, Poles, Timetable Frames and Posting of Timetables

Essex County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 21:18.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

EXTERNITURE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£3.3m
Awarded
16 Feb 2026
Award ID
3
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04338401
Location
Thatcham, UKJ11, RG19 4ZD, United Kingdom

TRANSPORT MADE SIMPLE LIMITED

Match pending…
Published award value
£879.2k
Awarded
16 Feb 2026
Award ID
4
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 15754458
Location
Nottingham, UKF14, NG1 4JA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PL0105
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Essex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Market Road
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
EXTERNITURE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-04338401

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04338401

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHN-8466-HPLG

Address

Street Address
Unit 3 Daytona Drive
Locality
Thatcham
Postal Code
RG19 4ZD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

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.
Organisation 3
Name
TRANSPORT MADE SIMPLE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-15754458

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
15754458

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYQV-8544-XDYY

Address

Street Address
29 Arboretum Street
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG1 4JA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

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.

Award information

Award 1
Id
3
Title
Lot 1. Flags, Poles and Timetable Frames
Status
pending
Date
16 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
30199790
Description
Timetables
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
35821000
Description
Flags
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
44212225
Description
Poles
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
44212321
Description
Bus shelters
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
51122000
Description
Installation services of flagpoles
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
60000000
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
3,950,909
Amount
3,292,424
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04338401
Name
EXTERNITURE LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Feb 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2034, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jul 2039, 00:59

Renewal

Description
One extension available of five years.

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
No

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-COH-04338401
Name
EXTERNITURE LIMITED

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013779-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Feb 2026, 11:59
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
3 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
4
Title
Lot 2: Posting of Timetables
Status
pending
Date
16 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
30199790
Description
Timetables
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
44212321
Description
Bus shelters
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
60000000
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,055,040
Amount
879,200
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-15754458
Name
TRANSPORT MADE SIMPLE LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Feb 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2034, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jul 2039, 00:59

Renewal

Description
One extension available of five years.

Related lots

2

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013779-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Feb 2026, 11:59
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
3 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 013579-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 013779-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·