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Traffic Management Services Framework 2027-2031

Argyll and Bute Council

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Planning

18 Sep 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Argyll and Bute Council intends to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for traffic management services (CPV 63712700). The framework will cover three geographic lots: Mainland East, comprising Bute, Cowal, and Helensburgh and Lomond; Mainland West, comprising Mid-Argyll, Kintyre, Oban and Lorn; and the Islands. Suppliers may therefore be relevant if they provide traffic management services in one or more of these areas. The council is the buying organisation and will use the framework for its traffic management requirements across Argyll and Bute. The planned arrangement is divided geographically, allowing businesses to consider where they can provide services and whether their operational coverage matches the areas described.

This is a planned procurement: the council has announced its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. The council expects to publish the next notice on 25 September 2026; this is an indicative publication date, not a deadline for responses. It expects to use a multi-supplier framework with multiple lots. The framework is intended to run for four years, structured as an initial one-year period followed by one-year extensions, with annual price review. The procurement is for services and is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The process is currently planned rather than at the tender or award stage, so suppliers should treat the stated arrangements as the buyer’s current intention.

This will suit traffic management contractors able to deliver services across Argyll and Bute, particularly businesses with established operational coverage in the Mainland East, Mainland West or Islands lot areas. A multi-supplier framework may be relevant to firms seeking a route to provide recurring council requirements rather than a single, one-off commission. Businesses can prepare by identifying the geographic lots they could support, checking their ability to resource work in mainland and island locations, and reviewing how annual price changes would affect their commercial approach over the framework period. The council has said it is looking to appoint suppliers, so firms with suitable traffic management capability should monitor the procurement as it progresses toward the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Traffic Management Services Framework 2027-2031

Notice Description

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to appoint suppliers to form a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for the provision of Traffic Management Services, over a four-year period (1 year followed by 1 year extensions to allow for annual price review).

Lot Information

Mainland - East (Bute, Cowal + Helensburgh & Lomond)

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to appoint suppliers to form a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for the provision of Traffic Management Services, over a four year period.

Mainland - West (Mid-Argyll, Kintyre, Oban & Lorn)

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to appoint suppliers to form a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for the provision of Traffic Management Services, over a four-year period.

Islands

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to appoint suppliers to form a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for the provision of Traffic Management Services, over a four-year period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564854
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Sep 20262 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Argyll and Bute Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOCHGILPHEAD
Postcode
PA31 8RT
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
Local Authority
Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward
Mid Argyll
Westminster Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Further Information

Notice Documents

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