Street Lighting Improvements Programme 2026 - 2030

Procurement reference

SMBC 25057

Procurement description

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Highway Authority has a legal duty to maintain the highway network within the borough, including street lighting and illuminated signage. Sandwell MBC provides and maintains 30,985 streetlights and approximately 5,000 other types of illuminated street furniture. Of these, 30,139 lighting units have already been upgraded through a previous lantern replacement programme. This delivered significant energy efficiencies, carbon reductions and introduced LED lighting technology controlled via a Central Management System (CMS), a platform that enables remote monitoring and adjustment of street lighting assets for optimal performance and fault detection. The proposed Street Lighting Improvement Programme Contract, will focus on upgrading the small number of remaining non-LED lighting units and converting approximately 9,000 existing LED lanterns onto a single, integrated CMS. Additionally, the contract will enable the replacement of lighting columns and other illuminated street furniture that have reached the end of their design life, ensuring that the infrastructure remains safe and fit for purpose.

Main category

Works

Delivery regions

• UKG37 - Sandwell

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

4500000 GBP to 4500000GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM to 31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Is a framework being established?

Yes

Is this an open framework scheme?

Yes

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Procedure type

Open procedure

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Further information about fees

Not applicable

Percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Open framework scheme end date (estimated)

01 April 2030, 00:59AM

Maximum number of suppliers

2

Award method when using the framework

With reopening competition

Framework operation description

The two (2) Tenderers achieving the highest total scores will be appointed to the contract. The contract will be awarded to the highest-scoring bidder, who will be designated as the Primary Contractor. The Primary Contractor will be offered all work opportunities in the first instance. A Secondary Contractor will also be appointed to provide back up support in circumstances where the Primary Contractor is either unable to deliver the required services at any particular time or is lacking the capacity to undertake the work to meet any particular delivery timeframes

CPV classifications

• 45233293 - Installation of street furniture
• 45316000 - Installation work of illumination and signalling systems
• 45316110 - Installation of road lighting equipment
• 50232100 - Street-lighting maintenance services

Delivery regions

• UKG37 - Sandwell

Lot value (estimated)

4500000 AED Excluding VAT

5400000 AED Including VAT

Contract start date (estimated)

01 April 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Award criteria

Tender submission deadline

04 February 2026, 15:00PM

Date of award of contract

16 March 2026, 23:59PM

Submission address and any special instructions

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Is this a recurring procurement?

No

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated)

02 March 2026, 23:59PM

Languages that may be used for submission

• English