Traffic-monitoring equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 34970000Supplies · classin Transport Equipment & Vehicles

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 49% (60 notices)
  • Other public bodies 19% (23 notices)
  • Central government 15% (18 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 7% (8 notices)
  • Education & universities 2% (2 notices)
  • Not classified 9% (11 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
National Highways LimitedCentral government1521
Transport for LondonOther public bodies700
Hartlepool Development CorporationOther public bodies530
Cardiff CouncilLocal authorities320
Lancashire County CouncilLocal authorities310
London Bus Services Limited ("LBSL")not classified300
Surrey County CouncilLocal authorities300
The Council of the Borough of KirkleesLocal authorities330
Transport Scotlandnot classified300
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityLocal authorities320

78 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 98 of 124 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Yorkshire and the Humber16 · 16%
South East England16 · 16%
Wales (Cymru)14 · 14%
Greater London13 · 13%
North West England12 · 12%
Scotland10 · 10%
East of England10 · 10%
North East England9 · 9%
West Midlands8 · 8%
East Midlands7 · 7%
South West England6 · 6%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 65% (81 notices)
  • Framework 31% (39 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (4 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 47% (58 notices)
  • Selective 25% (31 notices)
  • Route not published 20% (25 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 8% (10 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 86% (24 notices)
  • Below threshold 14% (4 notices)
Typical tender window33 daysrobust · n=17median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (42) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=18
  • 1 bid 6% (1)
  • 2–3 89% (16)
  • 4–6 6% (1)
  • 7 or more 0% (0)
Contract value, net
p25 £110,949median £183,064p75 £1,050,545
interquartile range of 17 awards · p90 £70,382,794
Typical bids per lot2robust · n=14middle half 2–3
Competed93%robust · n=42open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs62%robust · n=26of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs53%robust · n=15single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally53%robust · n=17winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned10%robust · n=42cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=1018 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 143 awards to 90 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 55% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 32 of 124 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract13 notices · 41%
Sell2Wales4 notices · 13%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution3 notices · 9% · 1 open
SAP Ariba1 notices · 3%

Open tenders in traffic-monitoring equipment

1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Maintenance and Response 2 FrameworkFramework7 lotsNational Highways Limited26 Oct 202635d£7,960,713,652 ceiling

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 3497. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 10 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 3497. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.