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Urban Traffic Management and Control System (UTMC)

National Highways

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28 Jul 2026 at 10:17

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured urban traffic management and control system services for the South East and Yorkshire and North East England. The service is an Urban Traffic Management and Control System (UTMC), classified as information technology services, supporting collaborative traffic management on the Strategic Road Network. The system interfaces with local authority traffic equipment and allows operators to set diversion strategies, manage traffic entering and leaving the network, control traffic lights using predefined settings, and establish strategic variable message signs within participating authorities’ areas. The requirement relates to the Osprey system used by National Highways, which has delivered journey-time reductions of up to 37% at some locations. The buyer is a national agency based in Birmingham.

The procurement is complete and used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The stated rationale was that a replacement could not be developed in time to maintain service, while losing the existing system could reduce operational capability, delay customers and damage collaborative relationships with highway authorities. Price was the sole recorded award criterion, and one bid was recorded. The active award for UTMC 26-27 went to Mott MacDonald Limited. The associated contract is active, valued at £680,699.60, and was signed on 10 July 2026. The associated lot is recorded as cancelled, although the award and contract are recorded as active. The contract period is not given.

This requirement indicates demand for suppliers able to operate, support or replace complex urban traffic management platforms used across a strategic road network and connected local-authority systems. Relevant capability includes traffic control software, systems integration, operational technology interfaces, traffic signal management, diversion strategy implementation and strategic variable message signing. Experience of collaborative working between a national highways body and local authorities would be directly relevant, as would the ability to support operators who actively manage traffic flows and maintain predefined control strategies. Competitors should be able to demonstrate dependable service continuity, integration with established highway equipment and sufficient operational capacity for geographically distributed traffic management. The recorded price-only evaluation also shows that competitive cost control is important for this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Urban Traffic Management and Control System (UTMC)

Notice Description

Urban Traffic Management and Control System (UTMC) for SE & YNE

Lot Information

Lot 1

National Highways utilises the UTMC system (Osprey) and is used for CTM (Collaborative Traffic Management) in SE and YNE. Osprey interfaces with local authority equipment and is utilised by operators to set strategies that enhance traffic flow on diversions and establish strategic variable message signs within the jurisdiction of the authorities. Daily, operators use Osprey to actively manage traffic entering and exiting the SRN by manipulating traffic lights at junctions with predefined settings. These settings have been shown to yield up to a 37% reduction in journey times at certain locations.

Procurement Information

The process of developing a full contract replacement cannot be done in sufficient time to maintain a viable service and would entail new establishment costs. Loss of this system will result in reduced ability to operate these systems with consequent delays to customers and significant reputational damage to relationships with adjacent highway authorities who have adapted their systems to support collaborative working in this way. National Highways is currently developing the scope for a replacement service proposal to be discovered and implemented during the lifecycle oft his agreement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d4ea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071076-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£680,699 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Highways
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6GA
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mott MacDonald

Further Information

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