HCC 06/26 Pre-Market Engagement for Concessionary Bus Shelter Contract
Hertfordshire County Council · Local authority
In brief
Hertfordshire County Council has announced plans to buy printing and marketing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £24,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 8 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 40 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Hertfordshire County Council (The ‘Council’) is carrying out PME in relation to the provision of a concessionary advertising bus shelter contract across Hertfordshire. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any provider at an advantage…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 056164-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
136Awards
73Similar open tenders
All open printing tenders- £260kframework ceiling
From notice 056164-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.