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Traffic Counting Equipment

Durham County Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 14:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council procured traffic counting equipment to support traffic management before road repairs. The requirement falls within the supply of road traffic-control equipment and was delivered in the United Kingdom. The equipment is intended to help the council measure and manage traffic conditions before works are carried out on roads. This is a goods procurement rather than a service or construction contract. The buyer is Durham County Council, a sub-central public authority. The requirement was arranged through the RM6347 CCS Traffic Technology Framework, indicating a need for technology and equipment aligned with established traffic-management operations. Suppliers serving local authorities, highways teams and road-repair programmes would find the subject matter relevant, particularly those providing traffic-counting systems or related road-control equipment for public-sector use.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Q-FREE (BRISTOL) UK LIMITED. It used a direct award through the RM6347 CCS Traffic Technology Framework, below the relevant threshold and without competition. There was one completed lot. The award is active and the contract was signed on 6 August 2026. The contract runs from 7 August to 31 December 2026. Its value is £26,865 excluding VAT, or £32,238 including VAT. The award concerns the supply of road traffic-control equipment and relates to delivery in the United Kingdom. The selected supplier was Q-FREE (BRISTOL) UK LIMITED. The procurement was evaluated through the framework route rather than an open competitive tender, and the published outcome records one supplier for the requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Durham County Council for practical traffic-counting equipment used in traffic management before road repairs. Suppliers seeking comparable public-sector work would need to provide reliable road traffic-control equipment and understand how counting technology supports highways planning and works management. Experience supplying councils, highways authorities or road-repair programmes would help demonstrate credibility, as would the ability to deliver equipment suitable for operational use rather than general-purpose technology. The route also shows the importance of access to, and compliance with, an established traffic technology framework: the successful supplier was selected through RM6347 CCS Traffic Technology Framework using a direct award. Businesses with a relevant equipment portfolio, public-sector supply experience and framework capability would be best placed for similar requirements from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Traffic Counting Equipment

Notice Description

Traffic Counting Equipment for traffic management prior to road repairs via RM6347 CCS Traffic Technology Framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e042
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075786-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£26,865 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
7 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 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
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Q-FREE (BRISTOL) UK LIMITED

Further Information

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