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Maintenance of Safety Camera Sites (Sensys Gatso equipment)

Hertfordshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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08 Oct 2026 at 12:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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15 Jun 2026 at 13:35

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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15 Jun 2026 at 12:54

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Summary of the contracting process

Hertfordshire County Council commissioned maintenance of its Sensys Gatso safety camera sites across Hertfordshire. The service covers equipment used for speed enforcement and red-light enforcement, including maintenance of the camera installations and routine maintenance and calibration of cameras by Sensys Gatso Group to keep them compliant with Home Office Type Approval requirements. The work is road and associated equipment maintenance services. The council is the buyer, and delivery is across Hertfordshire.

The procurement is complete and was directly awarded to CUBIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LIMITED. The award was made on 8 June 2026, for £444,000 gross. The awarded service period runs from 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2030. The contract was signed on 29 September 2026 and has a recorded contract period from 29 September 2026 to 28 September 2029, also valued at £444,000 gross. There was one lot. The council used a direct award because Cubic was identified as the sole certified UK partner authorised to maintain the specified Sensys Gatso equipment; Home Office-approved systems must be maintained by the approval holder or an organisation authorised by it.

This award indicates that Hertfordshire County Council’s requirement is specialist maintenance of Sensys Gatso safety camera equipment, rather than general camera or road maintenance. A credible competitor for comparable future work would need demonstrated competence in servicing these specific installations and formal authorisation from the holder of the Home Office Type Approval. The stated rationale says such authorisation is not normally granted to other organisations, and that unauthorised maintenance could require additional work by the approval holder before the systems return to enforcement use. Suppliers would therefore need an established relationship with Sensys Gatso Group and the technical capability to maintain approved speed and red-light enforcement systems while preserving their approved status.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintenance of Safety Camera Sites (Sensys Gatso equipment)

Notice Description

Maintenance of Safety Camera Sites (Sensys Gatso equipment) across Hertfordshire.

Procurement Information

Cubic Transportation Systems is the sole certified partner in the UK for the service and maintenance of Sensys Gatso equipment. As such, Cubic is the only company authorized to undertake the maintenance of these specific installations. The cameras themselves must be returned to Sensys Gatso Group for routine maintenance and calibration to ensure compliance with HOTA requirements. The maintenance of Home Office Type Approved equipment is set out in the agreement between the Home Office and the holder of the approval, normally the purveyor of the HOTA equipment. Within the agreement the holder of the agreement is contracted to control the version of the equipment that is used in enforcement operations. To do that the maintenance must be carried out by the holder of the agreement or any organisation that is competent and is authorised to do so by the holder of the approval. This means that if you do carry out an open tender for the provision of maintenance operations, the organisation that is selected must then acquire the authorisation of the holder of the approval to carry out maintenance in their stead. This is not normally granted by the holder of the approval. Should the police and council procure maintenance services, and they are carried out by an organisation not authorised by the holder of the approval, then the holder of the approval will have to carry out additional works to make sure the system remains in its approved state before operations are carried out. This means that the single supplier route for maintenance for approved speedmeters and red-light systems is justified. With Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Vesting Day due in the Spring of 2028 an almost 4 year contract will see this service through to a new organisation where this contract will be novated to.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b4ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095166-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£444,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£444,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 28 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hertfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STEVENAGE
Postcode
SG1 2FQ
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stevenage
Electoral Ward
Symonds Green
Westminster Constituency
Stevenage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CUBIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

Further Information

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