Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbc-fdc2-722b-8449-848c39821584/soft-market-engagement-bus-shelter-advertising-and-maintenance-concession-cont pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Soft Market Engagement - Bus Shelter Advertising and Maintenance Concession Contract [West Northamptonshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 1 Dec 2023 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender West Northamptonshire Council will shortly be seeking tenders for a concession contract for the provision and maintenance of bus shelters throughout West Northamptonshire, including Northampton and Daventry, funded from advertising on shelters. The Council wants to ensure its proposals are designed to enable prospective operators to maximise the value they can achieve, and thus offer to the Council. Its current thinking is: • The Operator will use its expertise to provide and maintain shelters. • The Council will meet the cost of providing new shelters. • The Operator will advertise on shelters in order to generate income, including to maintain shelters. • If the Council requires new shelters or changes to shelters it would carry the financial consequences of this. • The Council would share benefit from the net income. It is unavoidable that there will need to be some control over the location and nature of advertising, but the Council intends to keep this as simple and clear as possible, and avoid the Council becoming involved in decisions about the merits of different advertisements. The Council will be presenting its proposals via an online meeting on Friday 1st December at 10.30am - 12noon via Teams To confirm your attendance at this meeting, please email If you are unable to attend the meeting, please use the same email address to request a recording. Comments on the proposals are sought, and should be sent to the same email address. This soft market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or request for formal expressions of interest. The Council is issuing this request for information and market research only. Read full description ## CPV classification Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/746d0a39-1a2b-43da-b459-bb4fcd75de60) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile West Northamptonshire Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council) [Sector More Transport equipment & vehicles tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles) ## More tenders like this [Firefighting vehicles – VG Asbach - HLF 10 · VG Asbach · 27 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-eb96-7083-91e7-24f09e1e5cb6/germany-firefighting-vehicles-vg-asbach-hlf-10) [Dumper trucks – Autobasculante pentru activitati aeroportuare · Compania Nationala Aeroporturi Bucuresti SA · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6319-7333-979f-903a976c36b1/romania-dumper-trucks-autobasculante-pentru-activitati-aeroportuare) [Minibuses – Furnizare Microbuze școlare pentru unități de învățământ speciale · Județul Suceava · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7579-708f-b64e-33234038ed3a/romania-minibuses-furnizare-microbuze-scolare-pentru-unitati-de-invatamant-s) [Urban furniture – Raamovereenkomst voor het leveren van straatmeubilair · Antwerpen · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ca6b-711e-95cb-54df9518ce4e/belgium-urban-furniture-raamovereenkomst-voor-het-leveren-van-straatmeubilai) [Rolling stock – Dodávka vozidel BEMU121-150 a EMU121-150 · RegioJet a.s. · 23 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aca6-73f8-ad6c-9162bd28b22d/czechia-rolling-stock-dodavka-vozidel-bemu121-150-a-emu121-150) [Engine parts – Rezervni dijelovi za propelere KaMeWa za m/t Zadar · Jadrolinija · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-673e-71dd-88e2-447641d5f588/croatia-engine-parts-rezervni-dijelovi-za-propelere-kamewa-za-mt-zadar)