OpenStage · tender 34 days to close

Design, manufacture and installation of signage for the University of Sunderland

Construction MaterialsCPV 44423400

ValueValue not published

Deadline7 Sept 2026

Published3 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 3 Aug 202634 days leftCloses 7 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Louisa Lertas-Davies

procurement@sunderland.ac.uk

01915152027

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

When this comes round again

University of Sunderland has published 27 notices across all categories, and 8% of its awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

The scope of the contract will be to design, Manufacture and install signage across the University estate.

This will include works to install new and/or update old signage, repair signage and remove existing signage for retention or refitting at a later date.

Reserved below threshold (PPN 005 applied: suppliers who are based or established and have substantive business operations (this does not include location of corporate ownership) within a 30-mile radius of SR1 3SD can apply to this opportunity.

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10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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