Wayfinding signage tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
60 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Wayfinding signage contracts ,
60 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest wayfinding signage contracts awarded
Provision of Wayfinding and Signage Services for the Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health
SWLSTG NHS Tolworth Hospital Signage/Wayfinding
Our Cultural Heart Programme: Supply and Install of Wayfinding Signs
Wayfinding roundels for Hammonds Pond, Carlisle
DMA Signs Limited won the most wayfinding signage contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DMA Signs Limited South West · SME · See every contract | 9 | £1.3m | 8 | ||
| 2 | Trueform Engineering Ltd South East · SME · See every contract | 4 | £350k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | MAYNARD DESIGN CONSULTANCY LIMITED East Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £142k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Morgans Consult London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £78k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Eight Point Eight Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | IS Group North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £107k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Air Design Ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £44k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Display Signs Limited London · See every contract | 1 | £500k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | TRANS DATA MANAGEMENT LTD London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £304k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Assemble Design Limited London · See every contract | 1 | £278k | 1 |
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Councils award 67% of wayfinding signage contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought wayfinding signage more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many wayfinding signage 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 wayfinding signage contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Borough of Enfield | 4 | £38k |
| 2 | City of London Corporation | 3 | £369k |
| 3 | West Northamptonshire Council | 3 | £115k |
| 4 | Middlesbrough Council | 3 | £56k |
| 5 | SE TRAINS LIMITED | 2 | £471k |
| 6 | University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation | 2 | £245k |
| 7 | Canterbury City Council | 2 | £130k |
| 8 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 2 | £107k |
| 9 | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £605k |
| 10 | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £598k |
Half of wayfinding signage contracts are worth less than £54k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 61% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustDMA Signs Limited · 30 Jun 2025
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEight Point Eight Ltd · 22 Sep 2026
- London Metropolitan UniversityDisplay Signs Limited · 9 Mar 2026
- Natural History MuseumEight Point Eight Ltd · 22 Jan 2026
- SE TRAINS LIMITEDTRANS DATA MANAGEMENT LTD · 22 Jan 2026
- City of London CorporationAssemble Design Limited · 22 Jul 2025
- North Somerset CouncilCrestmoor Construction Services Limited · 17 Mar 2025
- Penrith Town CouncilTrueform Engineering Ltd · 25 Feb 2026
- SE TRAINS LIMITEDATLAS UK LIMITED · 26 Feb 2026
- Dacorum Borough CouncilDMA Signs Limited · 27 Mar 2026
London awards the most wayfinding signage contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
See the regions as a table
| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 15 | £2.7m |
| North East | 8 | £883k |
| South East | 7 | £494k |
| South West | 6 | £529k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | £252k |
| East Midlands | 4 | £168k |
| East of England | 4 | £269k |
| Wales | 4 | Not published |
| North West | 3 | £221k |
| West Midlands | 1 | £11k |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Half of wayfinding signage tenders close within 28 days of being published
Each dot is a wayfinding signage tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 56% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 25% of the time to respond has gone.
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- 28 days
is how long the typical wayfinding signage tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 41 UK wayfinding signage tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new wayfinding signage tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
43 in the last 24 months. - 61%
of the money is in the 10 biggest wayfinding signage contracts.
Of 53 contracts with a published value. - 82%
of wayfinding signage contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 50 award notices.
Questions
How many wayfinding signage contracts does the UK public sector award?
60 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 47 public buyers.
How long are wayfinding signage tenders open for?
The median wayfinding signage tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector wayfinding signage contract worth?
The median is £54k, and 89% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector wayfinding signage contracts?
DMA Signs Limited won the most (9), and the most by value (£1.3m).
Which buyers award the most wayfinding signage contracts?
Councils award 67% of them.
What is included
Pedestrian wayfinding schemes for towns, campuses, hospitals, museums, routes and transport networks: wayfinding audits and strategy, design of the sign family and wayfinding maps, and manufacture, installation and upkeep of totems, finger posts, map panels and directional signs.
- Wayfinding strategy consultancy
- Signage audits and surveys
- Wayfinding system and sign family design
- Wayfinding map design
- Wayfinding sign installation to a design pack
- Campus wayfinding and signage end-to-end term contracts
- Museum wayfinding scheme manufacture and installation
- Wayfinding implementation after a strategy
What is not included
- Building fascias and internal room signs (mkt.sign.building-signage)
- Interpretation panels and heritage trail signs (mkt.sign.interpretation-panels)
- Standalone visitor and route maps (mkt.design.map-design)
- Traffic signs, street nameplates and traffic sign design (another industry: con.civils.traffic-signs)
- Digital wayfinding screens (another industry: it.av.digital-signage-kiosks)
- Wayfinding apps (another industry: it.dev.mobile-app-development)
- Interpretation strategies (another industry: csl.plan.heritage-consultancy)