Wayfinding signage tenders and contracts

UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

60 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

Wayfinding signage contracts ,

60 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest wayfinding signage contracts awarded

Awarded 30 September 2026

Wayfinding Scheme in the Witney Area

West Oxfordshire District Council · South East
£64k
Awarded 1 September 2026

SWLSTG NHS Tolworth Hospital Signage/Wayfinding

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust · London
£67k
Awarded 17 August 2026

Our Cultural Heart Programme: Supply and Install of Wayfinding Signs

Kirklees Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
£91k
Awarded 11 August 2026

Wayfinding roundels for Hammonds Pond, Carlisle

Cumberland Council · North West
£26k

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

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.

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CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 DMA Signs Limited
South West · SME · See every contract
9£1.3m8
2 Trueform Engineering Ltd
South East · SME · See every contract
4£350k3
3jointMAYNARD DESIGN CONSULTANCY LIMITED
East Midlands · See every contract
3£142k2
3jointMorgans Consult
London · SME · See every contract
3£78k3
5jointEight Point Eight Ltd
London · SME · See every contract
2£1m2
5jointIS Group
North East · SME · See every contract
2£107k1
5jointAir Design Ltd
North East · SME · See every contract
2£44k1
8jointDisplay Signs Limited
1£500k1
8jointTRANS DATA MANAGEMENT LTD
London · SME · See every contract
1£304k1
8jointAssemble Design Limited
1£278k1

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Who buys

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.

Councils35 contractsNHS and health4 contractsSchools and colleges4 contractsOther public bodies10 contractsUnder £100k39 contracts · median £41k£100k to £1m14 contracts · median £193k
Councils35 contractsNHS and health4 contractsSchools4 contractsOther10 contractsUnder £100k39 contracts£100k to £1m14 contracts
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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.

39 buyers1 contract4 buyers2 contracts4 buyers3 or 4 contracts0 buyers5 or more contracts
39 buyers14 buyers24 buyers3 or 40 buyers5 or morecontracts awarded

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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.

CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m123Wayfinding signage contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNorthumbria Healthcare N…London Metropolitan Univ…SE TRAINS LIMITEDLondon Borough of EnfieldCity of London Corporati…West Northamptonshire Co…Middlesbrough Council
£10k£100k£1m123Wayfinding signage contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNorthumbria Healthcare N…London Borough of EnfieldCity of London Corporati…West Northamptonshire Co…Middlesbrough Council

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1London Borough of Enfield4£38k
2City of London Corporation3£369k
3West Northamptonshire Council3£115k
4Middlesbrough Council3£56k
5SE TRAINS LIMITED2£471k
6University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation2£245k
7Canterbury City Council2£130k
8Hartlepool Borough Council2£107k
9Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust1£605k
10Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust1£598k
Prices

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.

CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £54k
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £54k
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 61% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustDMA Signs Limited · 30 Jun 2025£605k
  2. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEight Point Eight Ltd · 22 Sep 2026£598k
  3. London Metropolitan UniversityDisplay Signs Limited · 9 Mar 2026£500k
  4. Natural History MuseumEight Point Eight Ltd · 22 Jan 2026£450k
  5. SE TRAINS LIMITEDTRANS DATA MANAGEMENT LTD · 22 Jan 2026£304k
  6. City of London CorporationAssemble Design Limited · 22 Jul 2025£278k
  7. North Somerset CouncilCrestmoor Construction Services Limited · 17 Mar 2025£216k
  8. Penrith Town CouncilTrueform Engineering Ltd · 25 Feb 2026£171k
  9. SE TRAINS LIMITEDATLAS UK LIMITED · 26 Feb 2026£168k
  10. Dacorum Borough CouncilDMA Signs Limited · 27 Mar 2026£165k
Where and when

London awards the most wayfinding signage contracts

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
London15£2.7m
North East8£883k
South East7£494k
South West6£529k
Yorkshire and the Humber4£252k
East Midlands4£168k
East of England4£269k
Wales4Not published
North West3£221k
West Midlands1£11k
Scotland0Not published
Northern Ireland0Not published
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Deadlines

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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Key findings
  • 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)