Thanet Bus Shelter Replacement Project
- Buyer
- Thanet Bus Shelter Replacement Project
- Value
- £1,495,000
- Closes
- 4 November 2026
- Where
- Margate, the South East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Thanet District Council is looking for a specialist contractor to design, manufacture, and install approximately 90 new bus shelters across the local area. The work includes site surveys, building modular shelters (accessible to disabled people), getting permissions, installing them, doing electrical work where needed, and fixing the footways afterwards. The contract runs for 20 weeks starting January 2027.
What the buyer wants
• Undertake site surveys and design new modular bus shelters that comply with Disability Discrimination Act requirements • Manufacture the bus shelters and obtain all necessary highway permits and permissions • Install the shelters at approximately 90 locations, make electrical connections where needed, reinstate footways, and commission the finished shelters
Likely requirements
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This is a £1.5m fixed-price contract requiring design, manufacturing, and installation across 90 sites in 20 weeks. Most small trades cannot deliver this: you need to be a specialist supplier with manufacturing capacity, engineering design capability, highway authority relationships, and the financial strength to manage a large-scale project and float costs for 20 weeks.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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