Tendering

Find out how to submit a tender and view current tenders.

If you would like to submit a tender

You'll need to request an application form and a brief description of the work we're looking for.
The advertisement will tell you how to do this.

If you think you can supply the service we need, return the application form and all the information requested by the return date.
If you application is successful, we'll let you know and send you a full invitation to tender.

The invitation will contain full details of the tendering requirements, including instructions on how and when to return your bid.

You must follow these instructions exactly or your bid may be rejected.

Do:

  • follow the instructions
  • provide all the information asked for
  • ask if you're in doubt
  • use the tender reply label

Don’t:

  • amend the documents or change the way in which you're asked to provide the information
  • mark the tender return envelope in any way to show any indication of your name
  • send in pages or books or unnecessary documentation

Access or register for tenders online

A tender submitted doesn't automatically guarantee it will be put forward for selection.

The awarding of tenders is subject to rigorous evaluation and the council is not obliged to make an award of tender.

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Current tenders

Market Engagement - Signage for Urban Parks

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) is procuring a Contract for the Design, Manufacture, and Installation of Signage for Urban Parks across the borough. This project supports the Council’s commitment to enhancing public spaces and improving wayfinding, interpretation, and branding across 24 urban parks.

This five-year programme will deliver high-quality, vandal-resistant signage that reflects the borough’s identity and engages local communities. The successful contractor(s) will be responsible for both graphic design panels and metal signage, with the opportunity to secure one or both contracts.

The scope includes:

  • Map Panels (full-colour, graphic design)
  • Heritage and Biodiversity Lecterns
  • Site Badging and Entrance Signs
  • Waymarking and Public Warning Signs

The signage must be:

  • durable and vandal-resistant
  • weatherproof and easy to maintain
  • clear, engaging, and accessible
  • consistent with a new urban parks branding palette and silhouette logo

The procurement includes a market engagement. The Council invites suitably qualified service providers to attend an in-person market engagement event where it will present the expectations of the provision and engage with current and potential suppliers.

Market Engagement Event

27 October 2025 at 10:30am

Eastbrookend Discovery Centre, Eastbrookend Country Park

This exercise is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process. It is intended as a communication and information-gathering exercise to help potential providers understand the Council’s intentions and begin preparing for the competitive tendering process.

The Council is not liable for any costs incurred by parties participating in this exercise or any subsequent procurement.

To attend, please email edna.amolo@lbbd.gov.uk by 1pm on Friday 10th October 2025. Include the job titles/roles of attendees and their contact details to help us plan effectively and communicate any updates.

B&D Energy Billing

B&D Energy plans to supply heat and electricity to approximately 7,000 residential properties, currently around 2,000 are supplied.   A billing platform provider is required to provide a comprehensive billing solution that provides accurate and timely billing services for our customers.   In addition, B&D Energy is looking to introduce a Pay as You Go (PAYG) billing solution for the supply of electricity and heat.  The preferred solution will be meet core B&D Energy requirements immediately and to evolve over time to agreed development roadmap to deliver a best-in-class billing solution for the foreseeable future

Further information and tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal. Any questions regarding the tender should be addressed through the portal in the messaging section.

Closing date: 1pm on Friday 3 October 2025

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Contact Corporate Procurement

Barking Town Hall, Town Hall Square, 1 Clockhouse Avenue, Barking IG11 7LU

020 8227 5234

corporate.procurement@lbbd.gov.uk

Personal information

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