Official UK procurement notice
Control and Management of traffic and related services 2026
Authority: Cardiff Council (Central government)
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£4,999,999≈ £1.2m / year · £5,999,999 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2026awarded 28 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to Centregreat Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a tender for the Control and Management of Traffic and related services 2026
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2030, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: .
CPV: Engineering-design services for traffic installations · Installation of traffic monitoring equipment · Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights · Road traffic-control equipment · Telematics system · Traffic control services · Traffic monitoring services · Traffic-monitoring equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,999,999
32441300 Telematics system34923000 Road traffic-control equipment34970000 Traffic-monitoring equipment45316210 Installation of traffic monitoring equipment50232000 Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights63712700 Traffic control services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 30%
- Price: 60%
- Community Well Being Benefits: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price : 60% weighting
- Quality: 30% weighting
- Community Well Being Benefits : 10% weighting
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2030
- First published
- 12 Jun 2026, 16:03 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
ERFX1008853- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055855- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b45fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Review and risk notes
- Risks
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How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All submissions must be made through Proactis - supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
The project reference is ERFX1008853
Timeline
12 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published135 days ago12 Jun 2026, 16:03 BST
- Clarification questions by112 days ago6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline103 days ago15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by73 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent59 days ago28 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
- Standstill ends38 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2026- Tender notice published12 Jun 2026, 16:03 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,999,9991 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centregreat LtdVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: There is an option to extend for a year at the councils discretion | £4,999,999 | 28 Aug 2026standstill to 17 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Centregreat LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All documents relating to the opportunity can be found via Proactis - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
- Technical specifications All documents relating to this opportunity can be found via Proactis - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender