--- title: "Traffic Management Services Framework 2027-2031" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" 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-r6ebe6-0000843465 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465.json) ## Summary Argyll and Bute Council intends to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for traffic management services (CPV 63712700). The framework will cover three geographic lots: Mainland East, comprising Bute, Cowal, and Helensburgh and Lomond; Mainland West, comprising Mid-Argyll, Kintyre, Oban and Lorn; and the Islands. Suppliers may therefore be relevant if they provide traffic management services in one or more of these areas. The council is the buying organisation and will use the framework for its traffic management requirements across Argyll and Bute. The planned arrangement is divided geographically, allowing businesses to consider where they can provide services and whether their operational coverage matches the areas described. This is a planned procurement: the council has announced its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. The council expects to publish the next notice on 25 September 2026; this is an indicative publication date, not a deadline for responses. It expects to use a multi-supplier framework with multiple lots. The framework is intended to run for four years, structured as an initial one-year period followed by one-year extensions, with annual price review. The procurement is for services and is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The process is currently planned rather than at the tender or award stage, so suppliers should treat the stated arrangements as the buyer’s current intention. This will suit traffic management contractors able to deliver services across Argyll and Bute, particularly businesses with established operational coverage in the Mainland East, Mainland West or Islands lot areas. A multi-supplier framework may be relevant to firms seeking a route to provide recurring council requirements rather than a single, one-off commission. Businesses can prepare by identifying the geographic lots they could support, checking their ability to resource work in mainland and island locations, and reviewing how annual price changes would affect their commercial approach over the framework period. The council has said it is looking to appoint suppliers, so firms with suitable traffic management capability should monitor the procurement as it progresses toward the market. ## 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 | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564854 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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 01:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564854 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564854 Traffic Management Services Framework 2027-2031 - 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). ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=843465 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843465 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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