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title: "Pinch Point Analysis Tool"
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# Pinch Point Analysis Tool

Buyer: Lancashire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-18b26165-94d7-4eb5-b041-2e2ebd7664bf

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## Summary

Lancashire County Council has procured a cloud-based pinch point analysis and business intelligence tool for highway and bus network performance data. The service is intended to identify, monitor and report congestion hotspots and constraints across transport networks, supporting transport planning, investment decisions and operational performance management. This is a transport data and analytics service, within the broader information systems category. The recorded delivery postcode is in Preston, Lancashire. The buying organisation is Lancashire County Council.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Alchera Data Technologies Limited. The award was made on 13 October 2026, following a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The estimated and awarded value is £400,000. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029. Responses were due by 5 October 2026 at 11:00. This is a single service requirement, with no lots identified. The procurement was marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The published information does not set out an evaluation weighting or specific selection thresholds.

For suppliers who did not win, this award demonstrates Lancashire County Council’s demand for cloud-based analytics that turns highway and bus network data into practical insight on congestion and network constraints. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide a dependable hosted tool capable of analysing transport performance data and supporting hotspot monitoring, reporting, planning, investment decisions and operational management. The successful supplier was identified through a framework call-off, so relevant framework access and the ability to compete through that route would matter. The scope is a specialist information and analytics service for transport networks, rather than a general-purpose business intelligence product. The procurement was marked unsuitable for SMEs and VCSEs, indicating that suppliers should assess the scale and capacity implications before pursuing comparable work.

## Notice

Provision of a cloud-based pinch point analysis and business intelligence tool to enable the analysis of highway and bus network performance data. The solution supports the identification, monitoring and reporting of congestion hotspots and network constraints to inform transport planning, investment decisions and operational performance management.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9d3bb6-aad0-45b8-b16c-c0f2d1be5337 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £400,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Lancashire County Council |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Postcode area | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALCHERA DATA TECHNOLOGIES LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48810000 - Information systems

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 16:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9d3bb6-aad0-45b8-b16c-c0f2d1be5337

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9d3bb6-aad0-45b8-b16c-c0f2d1be5337
  22nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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