--- title: "Traffic Management Services Framework 2027-2031" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0775d0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0775d0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775d0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775d0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Argyll and Bute Council" published: "2026-09-18" --- # Traffic Management Services Framework 2027-2031 Buyer: Argyll and Bute Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0775d0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0775d0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775d0.json) ## Summary Argyll and Bute Council intends to establish a multi-supplier framework for traffic management services across Argyll and Bute. The work falls within traffic control services and is intended to support the council’s traffic management requirements across three geographic areas: Mainland East, covering Bute, Cowal, and Helensburgh and Lomond; Mainland West, covering Mid-Argyll, Kintyre, Oban and Lorn; and the Islands. Suppliers may therefore be relevant if they provide traffic management services across mainland and island locations in this area. The council is the buying organisation and is based in Lochgilphead. The framework is divided into three lots aligned with these service areas, allowing the geographic scope of the requirement to be considered separately. This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for traffic management services. The planned framework period is four years, structured as an initial one-year period followed by one-year extensions, with annual price review. The council expects the next notice to be published on 25 September 2026; this is an indicative future notice date, not a tender deadline. The three planned lots cover Mainland East, Mainland West and the Islands. The process is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. No contract value or budget is stated. The framework is likely to suit established traffic management contractors able to provide traffic control services over a four-year framework period and respond to requirements in one or more of the defined geographic areas. Suppliers should assess whether they can operate across Mainland East, Mainland West, the Islands, or a combination of these areas, including the practical demands of serving island locations. Relevant preparation will include demonstrating a suitable traffic management operation, sufficient staff, equipment and logistical capacity, and the ability to support the council’s requirements over successive annual periods. The current planning record does not set out particular accreditations, technical standards, staffing qualifications or experience thresholds, so businesses should monitor the subsequent procurement for those requirements before preparing a bid. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088864-2026 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Argyll and Bute Council | | Locality | LOCHGILPHEAD | | Postcode area | Paisley | | Postcode | PA31 8RT | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Argyll and Bute | | Electoral ward | Mid Argyll | | Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | | Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 63712700 - Traffic control services ## Release History - 18 Sep 2026 at 16:09 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088864-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=843465 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00063 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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