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Traffic Signals 2026

West Sussex County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 Aug 2026 at 12:27

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

16 Mar 2026 at 13:03

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

23 Oct 2025 at 11:36

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Sussex County Council is procuring traffic signal operations and maintenance services across West Sussex. The requirement covers traffic signals, vehicle-activated signs and other electrical highways equipment, including planned cyclical and programmed maintenance, reactive repairs and emergency response. It also includes upgrades, full site refurbishments, new installations, and associated design and delivery activities. The supplier must inspect and electrically test equipment, respond to faults and damage, replace obsolete or life-expired equipment, install vehicle detection and new sites, and maintain fault-logging and inventory-control systems. Chargeable works may include slot cutting and replacement equipment. Safe working practices and traffic management are required. This is a highways traffic-control and electrical maintenance services opportunity, including CPV 50232200 for traffic-signal maintenance services. The buying organisation is West Sussex County Council.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following an open procedure. One valid final bid was received, from Telent Technology Services Limited, which was selected for the single lot. The award date was 26 June 2026, with an awarded value of £25,000,000 excluding VAT and £30,000,000 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2033, with an option to extend for a further three years until 30 September 2036. The standstill period ends on 11 September 2026, and the planned contract signature date is 25 September 2026. Bids could be submitted electronically in English. The lot was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and evaluation was based on quality through the stated PQP process.

This award demonstrates sustained council demand for a specialist highways electrical contractor able to manage a complete traffic-signals service rather than isolated repairs. A credible competitor for future work would need capability across planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, emergency response, equipment replacement, vehicle detection, new signal and vehicle-activated-sign installations, site refurbishment, and design coordination. Experience of operating safely on live highways, arranging traffic management and delivering work through chargeable mechanisms would be important. Strong asset, fault and inventory-control systems would support the service, alongside the capacity to handle both routine maintenance and major capital works. The procurement was suitable for SMEs, but only one valid final bid was recorded, indicating the need to demonstrate broad technical coverage and reliable delivery capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Traffic Signals 2026

Notice Description

Highways signals equipment operations and maintenance

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: This contract has the option to extend for a further 3 years.

Planning Information

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is seeking to procure a Traffic Signals Maintenance Contract which enables the delivery of services required to maintain and enhance the operation of our Traffic Signals, Vehicle Activated Signs, and other electrical equipment. Current service types include: - a) Planned Maintenance (cyclical and programmed) b) Reactive Maintenance c) Emergency Response (unforeseen events) d) Upgrades to existing sites e) Major Works: Full site refurbishments and New Installations. f) Design and Delivery activities A sample from Planned Maintenance includes:  Routine inspections and electrical testing.  First line maintenance response to any faults or damage.  To provide the mechanism to facilitate the implementation of chargeable works. These include: -  Supply and install replacements for damaged or life expired equipment.  Slot cutting for vehicle detection.  Design, supply and install new traffic signals or Vehicle Activated Signs site.  Rectification of problems arising from aging traffic signals in West Sussex, including replacement of obsolete equipment and the design, supply and install of full site refurbishments.  To provide a fault logging and inventory control system.  Provide safe working practises and traffic management. The new contract is planned to commence on 1st October 2026. Current annual expenditure on the contract is in the region of £550,000 per annum on revenue (maintenance) services and currently around of £1,500,000 per annum on Capital (new installations and equipment). These figures may fluctuate. Suppliers interested in providing these specialist services are invited to email the Asset Manager for Traffic Signals and Street Lighting at simon.osborne@westsussex.gov.uk to arrange a face to face meeting for an early supplier engagement session. Deadline for a response is Friday 7th November 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d248
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081240-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment

50232200 - Traffic-signal maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
17 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Mar 2026Expired
Award Date
26 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Sussex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHICHESTER
Postcode
PO19 1RG
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex, TLJ27 West Sussex (South West), TLJ28 West Sussex (North East)
Local Authority
Chichester
Electoral Ward
Chichester Central
Westminster Constituency
Chichester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Telent Technology Services Limited

Further Information

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