--- title: "Scalable Free-Flow Charging solution" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9c038549-86da-48e2-83af-af0c8e3f3a5a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c038549-86da-48e2-83af-af0c8e3f3a5a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c038549-86da-48e2-83af-af0c8e3f3a5a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c038549-86da-48e2-83af-af0c8e3f3a5a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HIGHWAYS ENGLAND" published: "2018-02-22" --- # Scalable Free-Flow Charging solution Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9c038549-86da-48e2-83af-af0c8e3f3a5a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c038549-86da-48e2-83af-af0c8e3f3a5a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c038549-86da-48e2-83af-af0c8e3f3a5a.json) ## Summary Highways England is initiating a tender for the "Scalable Free-Flow Charging solution", aimed at establishing a charging system for live service between 2021 and 2024. This initiative is set to enhance existing schemes such as the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with interested vendors encouraged to engage through a market engagement day. Key deadlines include confirming attendance by 5th February 2018 and submitting a market engagement questionnaire by 23rd February 2018. The estimated contract value is £150 million and the service is intended for delivery in the South East region of England, with communications regarding this opportunity being published in various formats such as planned procurement notices and market engagement documents. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in various sectors, particularly those involved in tolling and free-flow charging, CCTV and ANPR systems, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and civil enforcement. Companies offering payment solutions, software, or engineering services may also find this opportunity beneficial. Engaging in this early-stage procurement allows businesses to provide insights and experiences to shape the project's development, positioning them as potential key contributors to a major public service initiative while potentially enhancing their business growth through strategic partnerships and contracting opportunities. ## Notice Highways England is in the early stages of developing a scalable free-flow charging solution for commencement of live service between 2021 and 2024, which will include schemes such as Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing. The solution would be a potential enabler to realising any longer term aspiration of interoperability between charging schemes and a smarter integrated service for the customer. Highways England wishes to speak to the market to gain their insights and experience in this field which will be fed into the development and make-up of the scalable free-flow charging solution. We anticipate the following industries will be interested in this opportunity: - Tolling and free-flow charging providers; - CCTV and ANPR camera manufacturers; - Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) providers; - Field engineers and maintainers; - Contact centre and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies; - Civil enforcement and debt management providers; - Payment solution providers (e.g. merchant acquirer services); and - Software vendors. Interested parties are requested to read the pre-procurement briefing and to confirm their attendance at the market engagement day by emailing TechnologyProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk by 5pm on 5th February 2018 should they wish to attend. Attendance is strictly restricted to 1 attendee per organisation. Lunch is provided. Interested parties should also outline any specific dietary or accessibility requirements. Interested parties should also complete the market engagement questionnaire by Friday 23rd February 2018 17:00 GMT. Suppliers will be informed by Monday 5th March 2018 17:00 GMT whether they will be invited to a one-to-one meeting in London. These meetings will be held between 12th-16th March 2018 and 19th-20th March 2018. Please note that suppliers will be assigned a 2 hour non-negotiable slot. Please note that, due to a fault with the Contracts Finder website, we are unable to publish this notice as an Early Engagement notice. As such, we've had to publish a Future Opportunity notice, but suppliers should deem this an Early Engagement notice (this means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Feb 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jul 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2019 - 1 Jan 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND | | Locality | GUILDFORD | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU1 4LZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Guildford | | Electoral ward | Stoke | | Westminster constituency | Guildford | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 63712210 - Highway toll services ## Release History - 22 Feb 2018 at 17:58 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 9 Feb 2018 at 18:05 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 9 Feb 2018 at 15:19 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 9 Feb 2018 at 15:04 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 9 Feb 2018 at 15:00 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 8 Feb 2018 at 12:47 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 8 Feb 2018 at 12:45 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 8 Feb 2018 at 12:43 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 11 Jan 2018 at 10:00 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 - 11 Jan 2018 at 09:22 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b6e170-aa37-4368-bc22-c637ca35bd62 22nd February 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6facb8a5-1174-4097-a2f1-fe82c54875e0 Pre-procurement briefing - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/af86b2c7-0886-48f2-92d7-e3a4c7f616ef Read only version of the market engagement questionnaire - https://goo.gl/forms/f7H7jbRCMHoC5kF43 Market engagement questionnaire - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0f0c5209-c3e3-4d95-b6fd-2fa258a7c5ff Market engagement event slides - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d132c6db-c4d5-420f-b939-29266831f929 Read only version of the market engagement questionnaire - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c234f69c-038f-4235-b3da-a1055771370e Read only version of the market engagement questionnaire - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/033c779b-ece5-4643-b92c-eae09a6a93c9 Market engagement event Q&A ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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