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LDC & EBBC - Bus Shelter Provision, Advertising & Maintenance

Eastbourne Borough Council
South East
Open procedure
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2036

The contract involves the installation and ongoing maintenance of a portfolio of bus shelters, incorporating public transport information displays. The provider is responsible for generating revenue through commercial advertising units positioned on or within the shelters, with a specific requirement to innovate through digitisation or the introduction of free-standing units (FSUs).

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Awarded value: £15m; As published
Published: 13 November 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 13 May 2026; Trueform Engineering Ltd
Contract length: 120 months; Ends 31 March 2036

What the buyer is asking for

Provision, installation, and maintenance of bus shelters including the management of commercial advertising revenue across high-traffic urban locations.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
13 November 2025
Contract awardedto Trueform Engineering Ltd
13 May 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2036

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The buyer

Type: Council
Bus shelters contracts, 24 months: 1
Open bus shelters tenders: 0
Typical bus shelters contract: £15m

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How it compares

76× the typical bus shelters contract (£197k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/334351/ldc-and-ebbc-bus-shelter-provision-advertising-and-maintenance
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e013
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Eastbourne Borough Council. LDC & EBBC - Bus Shelter Provision, Advertising & Maintenance. Contract award, 13 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/334351/ldc-and-ebbc-bus-shelter-provision-advertising-and-maintenance (accessed 12 October 2026).