Out of Home Advertising for Glasgow Subway

Timeline to the deadline

There are about 19 days left. A realistic plan is: days 1–2 read the full pack and decide bid or no-bid; the first week draft answers; the second week collect evidence and price; the last two days check every mandatory document and submit at least 24 hours early.

What the value tells you

The estimated value of about £10,000,000 is large for most agencies. Check whether it is split into lots, whether the buyer sets a minimum turnover (often around twice the annual contract value), and whether a consortium or subcontracting arrangement would make the bid credible.

How this procedure works

This is an open procedure: any supplier can submit a full bid in a single stage, so the competition may be wide and the written answers carry most of the weight.

The notice is classified under the category codes 79340000, 79341000, 79341100, 79341200, 79341400. These CPV codes are how Strathclyde Partnership for Transport tells search tools what it is buying. Save them as alert terms: buyers often reuse the same codes for the next contract of the same kind.

Checklist before you start writing

• Download every document from Find a Tender: specification, questionnaire, pricing schedule, terms and conditions.
• Note the clarification deadline, which is usually several days before the submission deadline.
• List the mandatory pass/fail items (insurance levels, accreditations, minimum turnover) and confirm you meet each one.
• Find the weighting of each question and spend your time in proportion to it.
• Pick two or three case studies that match the scope, with results you can show.
• Check that your organisation is registered on the Central Digital Platform if the notice was published under the Procurement Act 2023.
• Plan to submit at least a day early: portals can be slow close to the deadline, and late bids are normally excluded.