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Traffic management services

Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig (Severn Dee Ltd)

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PlanningUpdate

31 Jul 2026 at 15:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

16 Jul 2026 at 14:09

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig (Severn Dee Ltd), with Severn Trent Water Limited, intends to procure traffic management services for water utility operations serving Hafren Dyfrdwy and Chester. The work covers traffic control services, including managing traffic around utility activities and maintaining safe movement near works. Delivery is across Wales and Cheshire, including the Chester area. This is a services requirement under the utilities regime. Suppliers should therefore be able to support water-sector works across more than one operating area, with practical traffic management arrangements that can be deployed wherever Hafren Dyfrdwy and Severn Trent require them. The requirement is presented as a single scope rather than separate service categories, and the buyer has indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises may be suitable participants.

The procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has stated an intention to procure and has not yet issued an invitation to tender. The expected approach is a framework agreement, with a future notice anticipated on 9 September 2026. The buyer is undertaking direct market engagement to understand organisations’ capability and capacity; expressions of interest in that engagement are sought by 14 August 2026. The planned contract period is 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2028, with a possible extension or renewal to 31 March 2032. The estimated value is £3,333,333 excluding VAT and £4,000,000 including VAT. There is one planned lot, and the procurement is above the applicable threshold. No award decision has been made.

This planning exercise is most relevant to traffic management contractors that can provide traffic control services for water utility works across Wales and Cheshire, including Chester. It may suit smaller businesses as well as larger suppliers, because the planned lot is identified as suitable for SMEs. Businesses should be prepared to demonstrate both the technical ability to plan and operate traffic management around utility activity and sufficient capacity to cover work across the buyer’s operating areas. The direct market engagement is intended to test capability and capacity, so suppliers with established operational teams, suitable traffic management equipment and experience coordinating works in live public environments should use the preparation period to assess their fit. Firms able to support a framework arrangement and potentially sustained delivery over several years are particularly well placed when the requirement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Traffic management services

Notice Description

Traffic management services for Hafren Dyfrdwy and Chester(Severn Trent Water).

Planning Information

Direct contact with individual organisations, to ascertain capability and capacity of the market. Please follow the link below to register your interest in this opportunity: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/86rQUDK9Ln

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ccf9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072810-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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
£3,333,333 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig (Severn Dee Ltd)
Additional Buyers

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL14 4EH
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
TLD6 Cheshire, TLL Wales
Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Ponciau
Westminster Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr

Further Information

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