Notice Information
Notice Title
Open Framework Agreement for the Provision of Traffic Surveys
Notice Description
The Council is seeking to establish a framework agreement with multiple suppliers to carry out traffic surveys to monitor changes to the transport network and to evaluate interventions to the network. This procurement is for a Open Framework Agreement and as such it is subject to Section 49 of the Procurement Act 2023 with regards to reopening of the Framework, evaluation of bids, and the term of the scheme of Frameworks. It should be noted that there is no guarantee of the volume or value of work let under the open framework. Any values given in this notice are an eight year estimate for the life of the open framework, based on previous spend.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The above dates relate to the first framework to been let under the open framework. The term of the first framework in the scheme will be 24 months from the service commencement date. Should market conditions dictate the Council reserves the right to extend the term of the first framework by 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05091e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058455-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment
63712700 - Traffic control services
63712710 - Traffic monitoring services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Sep 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR1 2DH
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- Lakenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058455-2025
22nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017596-2025
29th April 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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