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Temporary Traffic Management 2026

South Gloucestershire Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

12 Sep 2026 at 00:23

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

08 Jun 2026 at 09:27

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Gloucestershire Council intends to procure temporary traffic management services for highway construction and maintenance schemes. The work will support the council’s programme of works across South Gloucestershire and the wider West of England Mayoral Combined Authority area. Services are classified as traffic control services (CPV 63712700) and will include the ability to raise task orders for these services and other services within the main contract’s scope. The procurement is for a single supplier under an NEC4 Term Service Contract. This is a public-sector highways opportunity for contractors able to plan, supply and manage temporary traffic management arrangements across multiple construction and maintenance projects and locations in South Gloucestershire and the wider West of England area.

The procurement is at the planning stage: the council has announced its intention to procure but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It is carrying out voluntary preliminary market engagement to test market capacity and interest, develop its requirements and procurement approach, shape participation conditions and award criteria, and identify barriers to participation. Draft invitation-to-tender documents and a questionnaire are being shared for feedback. The council asks for questionnaire responses by 17:00 on 25 September 2026. Finished tender documents are anticipated shortly after the engagement. The planned procedure is expected to use one lot and one supplier. The estimated value is £32,000,000 excluding VAT, or £38,400,000 including VAT. The anticipated contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with renewal provision potentially extending it to 31 March 2034. The tender is above the relevant threshold.

This will suit temporary traffic management contractors with the operational capacity to support highway construction and maintenance programmes through a single-supplier service arrangement. Relevant businesses are likely to include providers able to mobilise traffic management resources across South Gloucestershire and the wider West of England, manage changing requirements through task orders, and deliver additional services within the agreed contract scope. Experience of working alongside highway construction and maintenance schemes will be important, as will the ability to manage a substantial, multi-year public-sector service contract. The council has identified the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Interested suppliers can use the market engagement to comment on the draft requirements, proposed participation conditions and evaluation approach, and to raise potential barriers before the tender is finalised.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Temporary Traffic Management 2026

Notice Description

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) requires a contractor to provide the Temporary Traffic Management on highway construction and maintenance schemes. SGC is procuring a single supplier through an NEC4 Term Service Contract. This is to support the delivery of SGC's programme of works in South Gloucestershire and the wider West of England Mayoral Authority (WEMCA) area. The contract will include the ability to raise Task Orders for the aforementioned services and additional services that fall within the scope of the main contract.

Planning Information

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in relation to its procurement of Temporary Traffic Management services to assist it in developing its requirements and approach. This engagement is conducted in accordance with Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits contracting authorities to engage with the market prior to commencing a procurement procedure. The purpose of this PME is to: • Understand market capacity and interest. • Check and develop procurement requirements. • Help design procedures, participation conditions and award criteria. • Identify any potential barriers to participation. SGC is sharing *DRAFT* Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation and seeking feedback from the market on the information contained therein. Participation in this PME is voluntary, but SGC encourages any organisation or group of organisations interested in bidding for this contract to respond to the questions contained within it's 'Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire'. Your feedback is valuable in helping us shape a fair, transparent and effective procurement process. SGC are still finalising their approach and documentation. The responses to its PME Questionnaire will be fed into this process and the finished tender documents are anticipated to be issued shortly after the engagement deadline. PLEASE NOTE: The e-sender form for the completion of this UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice does not give the option for SGC to specify the closing time for the return of responses. We believe this will display on the notice as 23:59, but the Council asks please that PME Questionnaire responses are returned by 17:00 on Friday 25 September 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af4f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086666-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63712700 - Traffic control services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Gloucestershire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS37 5AF
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK11 Bristol, City of, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Frampton Cotterell
Westminster Constituency
Thornbury and Yate

Further Information

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