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title: "Dynamically vary auto-generated Variable Speed Limits (VSLs)"
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# Dynamically vary auto-generated Variable Speed Limits (VSLs)

Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7a4c3398-51f8-422f-b087-6b2fa637507c

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## Summary

Highways England is leading a procurement process titled "Dynamically vary auto-generated Variable Speed Limits (VSLs)", aimed at improving the existing Variable Speed Limits on the motorway and trunk road network across the United Kingdom. The procurement falls under the category of consultancy services for research and development and is currently at the Award stage, with the contract already granted to the Atkins Jacobs Joint Venture. The award notice was published on 14th September 2021, and the contract duration spans from 9th September 2021 to 31st March 2022. The total value of this contract is approximately £121,301.44, and the delivery address is located in London.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in consultancy services, particularly firms with expertise in traffic management and smart technology integration. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can demonstrate technical capability in altering speed limit algorithms, as well as those specialising in research and safety assessment, could find this an advantageous area for growth. Given the nature of the project, companies with innovative solutions for traffic flow optimization and operational systems for the Regional Operation Centres would be especially well-suited to compete in such contracts.

## Notice

Highways England is currently undertaking a programme of improvements to Variable Speed Limits (VSLs) on the motorway and all-purpose trunk road network. This is to improve the appropriateness of both mandatory and advisory VSLs, based on safety and customer insight. There are occasions when our algorithms and signal sequencing rules automatically set default variable speed limits that are thought to be overly restrictive. For the most part, these algorithms set appropriate speed limits to suit most situations, but there are some situations where it is believed that being able to manually increase the speed limits would be of benefit to our customers. For example, whenever a Red X is set, an associated speed limit of 40mph is also set. There may be some situations where a 50mph may be suitable, but Regional Operation Centre (ROCs) Operators are unable to apply human intervention; they cannot overrule default system settings to safely raise a speed limit. At present operators are only able to manually decrease auto generated variable speed limits. Highways England is seeking to procure technical consultancy services that will explore and assess the feasibility of safely allowing Operators within the ROCs to dynamically alter the auto-generated speed restrictions that're set by the pre-programmed signalling algorithms and system software rules.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5bebc1b-6869-4c32-b5bc-144f0425da79 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £121,301 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £121,301 |
| 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 | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1RN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ATKINS JACOBS JOINT VENTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2021 at 07:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5bebc1b-6869-4c32-b5bc-144f0425da79

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5bebc1b-6869-4c32-b5bc-144f0425da79
  14th September 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a3fb89d5-ebb3-436e-962a-4196fc8b777d
  n/a

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