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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
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 in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PME will be at each organisations own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council. To access the PME documentation please visit the Council’s e-tendering system Supply Hertfordshire, run by Intend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire and follow the on-screen guidance. To participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Supplier Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of this project by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 29 June 2026. Supplier Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council’s sole discretion. Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with the Supply Hertfordshire website, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: [phone number removed] for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00. In addition, there is an option for organisations to attend Individual Supplier Meetings on 16th July 2026 this will take place at the Council’s premises in Stevenage. Please note that attendance requests for the Industry Open Day provider meeting must be received by 3rd July 2026 by email [email removed] and the invitation link will be sent to you

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 056164-2026

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From notice 056164-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.