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Blyth Town Council - Bus Shelter Improvement Initiative
Blyth Town Council · North East
Bus shelters tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
87 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Bus shelters contracts ,
87 contracts across the UK, of any size
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7 bus shelters opportunities are live now
6 from councils, 1 from other public bodies. The 4 closing soonest are shown in full.
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Bus Shelters Limited won the most bus shelters contracts
JCDecaux won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bus Shelters Limited West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 16 | £17.4m | 8 | ||
| 2 | Externiture Ltd South East · SME · See every contract | 13 | £13m | 9 | ||
| 3 | Bauer Media Outdoor UK Limited South East · See every contract | 9 | £29.3m | 9 | ||
| 4 | Trueform Engineering Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 5 | £18.8m | 5 | ||
| 5joint | JCDecaux East Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £36.5m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Commutaports Limited Wales · SME · See every contract | 4 | £865k | 4 | ||
| 5joint | GT Davies Ltd Wales · SME · See every contract | 4 | £486k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Trueform South East · SME · See every contract | 4 | £253k | 2 | ||
| 9 | Bedrock Civil Engineering Ltd South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £836k | 1 | ||
| 10joint | GW Shelter Solutions Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £185k | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 95% of bus shelters contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
14 buyers bought bus shelters more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many bus shelters contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many bus shelters contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyngor Gwynedd | 8 | £950k |
| 2 | Milton Keynes City Council | 7 | £411k |
| 3 | South Gloucestershire Council | 5 | £198k |
| 4 | West Midlands Combined Authority | 4 | £16.5m |
| 5 | North Somerset Council | 4 | £836k |
| 6 | Nottingham City Council | 3 | £28.3m |
| 7 | Transport for Greater Manchester | 3 | £1.6m |
| 8 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 3 | £786k |
| 9 | Bristol City Council | 3 | £228k |
| 10 | Leicestershire County Council | 3 | £116k |
Prices
Half of bus shelters contracts are worth less than £197k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 81% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Eastbourne Borough CouncilTrueform Engineering Ltd · 13 May 2026
- West Midlands Combined AuthorityBus Shelters Limited · 22 Apr 2026
- Nottingham City CouncilJCDecaux · 12 Nov 2024
- Nottingham City CouncilJCDecaux · 6 Feb 2025
- Crawley Borough CouncilBauer Media Outdoor UK Limited · 30 Mar 2026
- Bracknell Forest CouncilBauer Media Outdoor UK Limited · 9 Jan 2026
- Reading Borough CouncilJCDecaux · 13 Feb 2026
- Hampshire County CouncilExterniture Ltd · 20 Jan 2025
- Cheshire West and Chester CouncilBauer Media Outdoor UK Limited · 17 Dec 2024
- Essex County CouncilExterniture Ltd, TRANSPORT MADE SIMPLE LIMITED · 16 Feb 2026
Where and when
The South East awards the most bus shelters contracts. December and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 15 | £52.5m |
| East Midlands | 9 | £18.1m |
| West Midlands | 8 | £20.6m |
| South West | 8 | £917k |
| Wales | 8 | £2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 | £1.6m |
| North West | 5 | £6.9m |
| East of England | 4 | £4.3m |
| Scotland | 3 | £920k |
| North East | 2 | £700k |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £114k |
| London | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of bus shelters tenders close within 31 days of being published
Each dot is a bus shelters tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 49% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 31 days
is how long the typical bus shelters tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 49 UK bus shelters tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new bus shelters tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
51 in the last 24 months. - 81%
of the money is in the 10 biggest bus shelters contracts.
Of 81 contracts with a published value. - 74%
of bus shelters contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 70 award notices. - 30%
of bus shelters contracts are awarded in December and September.
26 of 87 contracts.
Questions
How many bus shelters contracts does the UK public sector award?
87 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 49 public buyers.
How long are bus shelters tenders open for?
The median bus shelters tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector bus shelters contract worth?
The median is £197k, and 60% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector bus shelters contracts?
Bus Shelters Limited won the most (16). JCDecaux won the most by value (£36.5m).
Which buyers award the most bus shelters contracts?
Councils award 95% of them.
What is included
Supply, installation, maintenance and replacement of bus shelters and stop infrastructure, including advertising-funded concessions where the contractor provides and maintains shelters.
- Supply and delivery of bus shelter units
- Supply and installation of shelters and stop infrastructure along routes
- Shelter supply and fit frameworks
- Day-to-day shelter inspection and repair
- Advertising concessions that fund shelter provision
- Posting and printing of at-stop timetables and service information
What is not included
- Bus priority and highway works around stops (con.civils.highway-improvements)
- Real-time information displays (it.lob.real-time-passenger-information)
- Bus stop cleaning bought alone (cln.trans.bus-stop-and-shelter-cleaning)
- Advertising campaigns on shelters (another industry: marketing-creative)