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Provision of Highway Congestion Data

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2026 at 11:34

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

07 Jul 2026 at 15:01

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

21 Apr 2026 at 17:00

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

13 Nov 2025 at 17:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has appointed a provider to supply highway congestion data for the major and minor road network across West Yorkshire. The service covers traffic monitoring and flow data, including historical congestion information and ongoing data during the contract. The data is intended to give the authority detailed insight into congestion trends and support traffic management and planning, policy and investment decisions, and monitoring and evaluation of programmes and schemes. The roads in scope include A and B roads, C roads and other unnumbered minor and local roads. The work is delivered across West Yorkshire.

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to Alchera Technologies. The award was made on 2 July 2026 following an open procedure; five bids were received, including three from SMEs. The awarded value is £187,500 excluding VAT (£225,000 including VAT). The signed contract runs from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2027, with two optional 12-month extensions, conditional on successful delivery, and a maximum period ending 10 September 2029. The procurement was evaluated on service quality (70%), social value delivered in West Yorkshire (10%) and price (20%). Participation required meeting economic and technical selection criteria, with details set out in the tender documents. The requirement was suitable for SMEs.

This contract shows demand from West Yorkshire Combined Authority for granular congestion data covering both strategic and local roads, with historical analysis alongside continuing data provision. Suppliers are well placed if they can acquire and analyse traffic data across a broad road network, produce reliable congestion reporting and provide evidence that their outputs support transport planning, traffic management, investment decisions and programme evaluation. The evaluation placed most weight on service quality, so credible technical delivery, data coverage and reporting capability are central; suppliers also need to demonstrate how they can deliver social value in West Yorkshire and offer competitive pricing. The authority accepted bids from SMEs, and three of the five bidders were SMEs, indicating that the requirement attracted smaller providers as well as other suppliers. Extensions depended on successful delivery against service-level agreements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Highway Congestion Data

Notice Description

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has appointed a Consultant to provide highway congestion data to cover the years, 2019, 2021 - 2029 across the major and minor road networks in West Yorkshire, to provide the Combined Authority with granular insight into historical congestion trends along the highway network in West Yorkshire. The data is required to help with traffic management and planning; policy and investment decision-making and programme and scheme monitoring and evaluation. The Contract will initially be for one year, with the possibility of up to 24-months extension on an annual basis, thereby, making a total possible contract duration of three years. Future data will be provided, from the contract start date until the contract end date (partial year). Historical data will be available for the full calendar year (January - December, from 2019 up to contract start date).

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: Extension of the Contract beyond the initial one year shall be considered, depending on the Consultant achieving the requirements of the Service Level Agreements

Planning Information

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (the CA) intends to procure a service provider to acquire, analyse and generate reports of traffic congestion in West Yorkshire, initially for one year, with the possibility of two optional one-year extensions, making a total possible contract duration of three years. The contract requires the provision of highway congestion data to cover the years, 2019, 2023 – 2028 across the major and minor road networks in West Yorkshire to provide the CA with granular insight into historical congestion trends along the highway network in West Yorkshire. The data is required to help with traffic management and planning; policy and investment decision-making and programme and scheme monitoring and evaluation. According to the DfT’s road classification standard. The roads under scope within the West Yorkshire road network are: i. A Roads ii. B Roads iii. Unclassified unnumbered/Minor roads/C Roads iv. Unclassified – local roads intended for local traffic Contract Duration The contract is estimated to start in April 2026 for an initial term of one year with two optional one-year extensions up to March 2029, making a total of three years (maximum period). Preliminary Market Engagement We are inviting Consultants and Data Providers that have interest in providing these services, to attend a briefing session. Please respond to this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice to express your interest. Any Consultant or Data Provider that expresses interest by 2:00 pm on 24/11/2025, will be invited to a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) event which will be held as follows: Date: 25th November 2025 Time: 12:30 am – 1:00 pm Location: Microsoft Teams (a link will be sent to potential Providers who express interest in participation by 5 pm on 24/11/2025). The CA reserves the right to change its procurement approach after the PME. Please respond to this Notice with an expression of interest in this opportunity by emailing: St David Deji-Adams: David.Deji-Adams@westyorks-ca.gov.uk You should include the following information in your email: i. Company Name: ii. Registration Number: iii. Address: iv. Contact Name: v. Position: vi. Email/telephone no: vii. URL link to your Company Website: A draft Statement of Requirements (SoR) is attached with this Notice to provide a general understanding of the requirements of the contract. A questionnaire will be issued to attendees after the event to help inform the drafting of the final SoR. Please Note: This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is an invitation only and is not a ‘Call for Competition’. Whilst we encourage your participation in this exercise, failure to respond to the PME will not prohibit your involvement in any future procurement exercise, if progressed via a publicly advertised tender opportunity. Any future opportunity where advertised, will be available through our tender portal at Supplier registration and Consultants are encouraged to register, in readiness for this.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096909-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment

34972000 - Traffic-flow measuring system

63712710 - Traffic monitoring services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£187,500 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£187,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
18 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
27 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
2 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
9 Sep 2026 - 8 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 2DE
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Alchera Technologies

Further Information

Notice Documents

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