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Traffic Management for Airshows at IWM Duxford

Imperial War Museums

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26 Oct 2026 at 14:48

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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26 Oct 2026 at 14:41

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Summary of the contracting process

The Imperial War Museum is buying traffic management services for air shows and flying days at IWM Duxford. The work covers managing traffic flow, car parking operations and signage to support events at the site. Duxford’s car parks feed onto a busy main road, close to the M11, so the service must manage vehicle access and movement in a complex setting. The requirement supports safe event operations and visitors’ access to the air shows. The listed service is traffic control. Delivery is at IWM Duxford in Cambridgeshire.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Chevron Traffic Management Limited by direct award, using the stated single-supplier technical-reasons justification. The award date was 26 October 2026. The awarded value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 17 November 2026 to 16 October 2031. There is one lot, covering the traffic-management service. The stated rationale for selecting Chevron is its experience at similar events, established understanding of Duxford, and existing working relationships with the local council, National Highways, police and other agencies. These factors were judged important for event safety, continuity and adapting traffic management as the site changes.

This award shows that the museum places high value on specialist traffic-management experience at air shows and comparable events, as well as the ability to manage vehicle flows, parking and event signage at a constrained site beside a busy main road. A credible competitor when this requirement returns would need to demonstrate safe delivery at complex public events and the capacity to plan and operate across a full flying season. Working effectively with the site, local authorities, National Highways, police and other partner agencies is central: established relationships and the ability to secure required accreditation can reduce mobilisation risk. Suppliers should also be able to work collaboratively with the museum on operational improvements and adapt plans around changes to the Duxford site.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Traffic Management for Airshows at IWM Duxford

Notice Description

Managing all aspects of traffic flow, car parking operations and signage in support of IWM Duxford Air Shows and Flying Days.

Procurement Information

Traffic management at air shows and flying days is one of the biggest and most important contracts IWM has for the safe running of the flying season. IWM Duxford is situated in a complex space for traffic management, with all car parks feeding out onto an increasingly busy main A road, with the M11 motorway located less than 500m from our main car parks. Traffic management is one of the biggest areas of feedback at events, so any poor performance would directly impact the visitor experience and sales for future events. In 2026, following a competitive tender for a one year contract, Chevron Traffic Management Limited were awarded the contract. We are now at a point when we need to look at the contract for future years, and following this process, and the work undertaken over the last year, it has become highly evident that specialised experienced is required to run a contract of this nature, and there is a very limited field of contractors who could perform this role. Following the 2026 tender, there were limited companies interested in working with IWM on the delivery of traffic management, and only Chevron had the necessary experience at similar events to deliver our requirements. During 2026, the Air Show Manager has worked closely with Chevron to assist them in building an understanding of the site and the events we run. They have a good understanding of IWM and the complexities of area we are in. We will be making a contract award to Chevron for the following reasons: 1) Due to the impact of changes to IWM Duxford over the next few years, traffic management at shows will need to change to accommodate a revamped site in 2028. This will mean close work with an experienced company, who understand the Duxford site. 2) Due to their experience Chevron are looking to propose improvements that can be made to next year's management, which should bring IWM benefits around the safe delivery and the reputation of the shows via visitors being able to access and ingress the site in an easier manner. 3) A key learning from the 2026 season (the first change in traffic management for some years), was how long it can take to have a new supplier integrated into the event with the local authority and the police. Preexisting relationships held by Chevron helped this year, but a new supplier may not hold this type of relationship and therefore may not have time to get the accreditation required. This could risk the delivery of the entire event. 4) A key part of this contract is working with key stakeholders and partner agencies; by selecting a supplier who has these relationships already, we can begin work on both improvements for the 2027 season and begin the crucial work for 2028. It is important this work starts as soon as possible as it requires liaison with external agencies. 5) Chevron have a strong existing relationship with the local council and National Highways, which makes the planning and delivery of events more cost effective. Moving forward, local authority confidence in our supplier will make proposed changes more straightforward and will reduce risk. In summation the contract award will reduce the risk of poor traffic management (road traffic accidents, long queues, cancellation of flying, abuse of staff), reduce the risk of loss of sales generated by airshows to IWM, guard against reputational damage with both visitors and the local council / police, and ensure no risk to the Duxford event licence being withdrawn.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-079053
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101104-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63712700 - Traffic control services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
17 Nov 2026 - 16 Oct 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Imperial War Museums
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 6HZ
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
St George's
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Chevron Traffic Management Ltd

Further Information

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