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Leicester City Council

PAN3356 - Supply of Leicester City bollards

Transport EquipmentCPV 34928450
Value£165k
Deadline21 Sept 2026
Published20 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 20 Aug 202628 days leftCloses 21 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Simon Newby
simon.newby@leicester.gov.uk
+44 116 454 1061

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity 'PAN3356' d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£165ktotal contract value
median £102k
this tender£0£2.9m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Transport Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Leicester City Council publishes Transport Equipment work continuously — 709 notices, roughly one every 1 day. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

City centre bollards are a key element of city centre street infrastructure.

They are used to protect pedestrian and to restrict access to vehicles.

The maintenance of these areas can't be completed without a reliable supply source of these bollards.

The number of bollards used annually for highway maintenance and development project require a formal contract to allow for continuous procurement.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The maintenance of these areas can't

The maintenance of these areas can't be completed without a reliable supply source of these bollards.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

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

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8f7
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
079612-2026
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