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title: "National Road Traffic Census"
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# National Road Traffic Census

Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2b64b3e1-a30d-4dab-a9ad-6006cd08024c

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service has successfully awarded a tender for the "National Road Traffic Census," which involves traffic counting services across Great Britain, focusing on major and minor roads. The procurement process, conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement, is classified under data collection and collation services (CPV code: 72314000). This contract, valued at £25,500,000, commenced on 31 January 2018 and will run until 31 January 2023. The tendering process concluded on 3 October 2017.

This opportunity presents substantial potential for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in data collection, validation, and quality assurance services. Companies with experience in large-scale infrastructure projects or those equipped to handle detailed traffic analysis would find this tender well within their scope. Engaging in this procurement could allow businesses to establish a strong working relationship with government agencies while contributing valuable data for transport infrastructure planning.

## Notice

The service is to undertake traffic counting within Great Britain on both major and minor roads, on behalf DfT. Counts take place on public roads only except in the case of a few major private roads (e.g. M6 Toll road, roads around airport boundaries). The Count Point locations are specified annually by the Department for Transport, and counting must take place on specified dates at the exact defined Count Point locations unless otherwise agreed by DfT. The Contract relates to the management, staffing and conducting of counts, the basic validation of data, the submission of data to DfT and general quality assurance of all the processes involved. Although it does not cover any subsequent analysis of the data or any research activities, on occasion DfT may request the use of different methodologies, equipment etc to be used by the Consultant in order to enable DfT to collect data for its own research purposes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee254d28-7838-4e3b-98ce-9c987d22f573 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Oct 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jan 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 Jan 2018 - 31 Jan 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,500,000 |
| 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 | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2018 at 17:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee254d28-7838-4e3b-98ce-9c987d22f573

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee254d28-7838-4e3b-98ce-9c987d22f573
  1st February 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f7ace940-4342-4a73-a818-020154095bb2
  Redacted Award Letter

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service

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