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Highways Asset Advertising Concession Contract

Milton Keynes City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:11.

Opportunity overview

Milton Keynes City Council is inviting Suppliers to participate in informal market engagement discussions on Tuesday 8th September 2026 at Milton Keynes City Council Civic Offices, as part of its preparation for the next Highways Asset Advertising Concession Contract commencing in 2027. The Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to develop, install, operate, maintain, and commercially manage digital advertising infrastructure on designated highway assets. The tender aims to maximise the value of publicly owned assets by creating a sustainable revenue stream while delivering high-quality digital advertising opportunities that are sensitive to the local environment and compliant with all relevant legislation and planning requirements. The Council is interested in the market view at this early stage so we can ensure the contract meets the industry’s changing nature and is flexible enough to adapt to the changing environment in and around the city whilst also being fully aligned to the authorities’ wider strategic aims, delivers value for money, efficiencies and promotes the latest innovation and technology in the out of home advertising sector. Participation in this market engagement exercise does not commit either party to any future procurement process or contract award. Discussions will be treated as confidential. Suppliers interested in attending should search for the Market Engagement Day Notification on InTend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home, and register their interest by sending Supplier Name and Names & Email addresses of attendees via InTend Correspondence function, no later than 20th August 2026.

Classification

  • CPV22460000 — Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals
  • CPV71311210 — Highways consultancy services
  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services
  • CPV79341000 — Advertising services
  • CPV79341200 — Advertising management services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
2026-164
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
8 Aug 2027, 00:00
Ends
7 Aug 2037, 23:59
Max Extent Date
7 Aug 2042, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22460000
Description
Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71311210
Description
Highways consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79341000
Description
Advertising services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79341200
Description
Advertising management services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Market Engagement Event will be held on 8th September 2026 Suppliers that would like to take part in this market engagement event are invited to access the information on our e-tendering portal, InTend. The sessions will be held between 9.30 am and 4.00pm and will be approx. 3 hours long including a site visit and presentation conducted by MKCC project team. A maximum of 2 attendee per supplier. Link to the InTend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home. Once logged in, "Express Interest" upon which you will be given access to the market engagement document through this e-tendering system. Suppliers interested in attending should register their interest via InTend and return the booking form no later than 20th August 2026.
Due
20 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
074679-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Aug 2026, 12:28
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Milton Keynes City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLDZ-6131-PWZH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDZ-6131-PWZH

Address

Street Address
Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK9 3EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ12

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
01908691691

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK9 3EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 048078-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 074679-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·