Planning

Scalable Free-Flow Charging solution

HIGHWAYS ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 10 releases in its history.

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22 Feb 2018 at 17:58

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09 Feb 2018 at 18:05

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09 Feb 2018 at 15:19

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09 Feb 2018 at 15:04

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09 Feb 2018 at 15:00

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08 Feb 2018 at 12:47

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08 Feb 2018 at 12:43

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11 Jan 2018 at 10:00

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11 Jan 2018 at 09:22

Summary of the contracting process

Highways England is initiating a tender for the "Scalable Free-Flow Charging solution", aimed at establishing a charging system for live service between 2021 and 2024. This initiative is set to enhance existing schemes such as the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with interested vendors encouraged to engage through a market engagement day. Key deadlines include confirming attendance by 5th February 2018 and submitting a market engagement questionnaire by 23rd February 2018. The estimated contract value is £150 million and the service is intended for delivery in the South East region of England, with communications regarding this opportunity being published in various formats such as planned procurement notices and market engagement documents.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in various sectors, particularly those involved in tolling and free-flow charging, CCTV and ANPR systems, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and civil enforcement. Companies offering payment solutions, software, or engineering services may also find this opportunity beneficial. Engaging in this early-stage procurement allows businesses to provide insights and experiences to shape the project's development, positioning them as potential key contributors to a major public service initiative while potentially enhancing their business growth through strategic partnerships and contracting opportunities.

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Notice Title

Scalable Free-Flow Charging solution

Notice Description

Highways England is in the early stages of developing a scalable free-flow charging solution for commencement of live service between 2021 and 2024, which will include schemes such as Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing. The solution would be a potential enabler to realising any longer term aspiration of interoperability between charging schemes and a smarter integrated service for the customer. Highways England wishes to speak to the market to gain their insights and experience in this field which will be fed into the development and make-up of the scalable free-flow charging solution. We anticipate the following industries will be interested in this opportunity: - Tolling and free-flow charging providers; - CCTV and ANPR camera manufacturers; - Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) providers; - Field engineers and maintainers; - Contact centre and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies; - Civil enforcement and debt management providers; - Payment solution providers (e.g. merchant acquirer services); and - Software vendors. Interested parties are requested to read the pre-procurement briefing and to confirm their attendance at the market engagement day by emailing TechnologyProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk by 5pm on 5th February 2018 should they wish to attend. Attendance is strictly restricted to 1 attendee per organisation. Lunch is provided. Interested parties should also outline any specific dietary or accessibility requirements. Interested parties should also complete the market engagement questionnaire by Friday 23rd February 2018 17:00 GMT. Suppliers will be informed by Monday 5th March 2018 17:00 GMT whether they will be invited to a one-to-one meeting in London. These meetings will be held between 12th-16th March 2018 and 19th-20th March 2018. Please note that suppliers will be assigned a 2 hour non-negotiable slot. Please note that, due to a fault with the Contracts Finder website, we are unable to publish this notice as an Early Engagement notice. As such, we've had to publish a Future Opportunity notice, but suppliers should deem this an Early Engagement notice (this means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9c038549-86da-48e2-83af-af0c8e3f3a5a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services


CPV Codes

63712210 - Highway toll services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Feb 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2019 - 1 Jan 2019 24 hours
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HIGHWAYS ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GUILDFORD
Postcode
GU1 4LZ
Post Town
Guildford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Guildford
Electoral Ward
Stoke
Westminster Constituency
Guildford

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