Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 31 Mar 2026, 17:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Traffic Management Orders System

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Lambeth (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£280,000≈ £70k / year · £336,000 inc. VAT0.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 May 2026awarded 14 Aug 2026
Awarded to YELLOW LINE PARKING LTD
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Sept 2030 · up to 1 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Traffic regulation orders (TROs) are legal documents that regulate or restrict the use of public roads and provide the legal basis for traffic management measures, such as speed limits, parking restrictions and one-way streets etc. A mandatory information requirement on traffic regulation orders onto local authorities digital publication service, known as D-TRO. Traffic authorities use a digital traffic regulation order system that can interface with the DfT D-TRO publication service.

CPV: Road traffic-control equipment · Traffic control services · Traffic monitoring services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£280,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 1 Sept 2032 with extensionsValue: £280,000 exc. VAT · £336,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The extension option is at the discretion of the Authority based on satisfactory performance and strict compliance on regulations to the delivery of the service by the provider.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • MS1 - IT requirements (non-functional): 20%
  • MS2 - Technical Solution (functional): 15%
  • MS3 - Innovation and continuous improvement: 5%
  • Price criteria: 60%
Published award criteria (4)
  • MS1 - IT requirements (non-functional): Please explain how you will deliver the non-functional and general requirements set out in the specification (sections 3 and 4). These should include a detailed proposal describing your approach to: Specification section 3 (non-functional requirements) • SaaS solution, system management functions and cloud hosting services, • Data protection and access control, • System integrations, • Databases & Server/Client Environment, • Performance and Resilience, including disaster recovery, • Payment Processing, • Off-boarding • Mobilisation and transitional arrangements, Specification section 4 (general requirements) • Professional Support • Fault correction, • Unavailability, • KPIs and contract and performance management, • Training. A form with a table listing all the specific non-functional IT requirements in section 3 of the specification is provided below to assist you with answering that part of the question.
  • MS2 - Technical Solution (functional): • Please provide an overview of the Technical Solution that you will use to meet the requirements set out in the specification (section 2). Including a detailed proposal describing your approach to the interface with the DfT D-TRO publication service and readiness tor D-TRO compliance in accordance with DfT timelines for 2026, • The functionality to create, amend or revoke temporary, permanent and experimental traffic management orders, • The ability to undertake statutory consultations by publishing information online and receiving public feedback online. • The use of a map-based GIS interface for both parking (static) and traffic (moving) restrictions schedules. • The ability to facilitate restrictions on the public highway network and also on off-street areas (estates, car parks, etc). • The provision of a public facing web portal that gives the public access to information about all traffic management orders and restrictions in the borough. • The provision of a kerbside monitoring function and dashboard that categorises all the different kerbside uses and monitors how the Council’s kerbside strategy is being implemented. • The use of API interfaces to integrate data with parking enforcement systems, including mobile CCTV cars and parking suspensions, using access to traffic orders information to support these enforcement functions
  • MS3 - Innovation and continuous improvement: Please set out your approach to innovation and continuous improvement with the proposed technical solution. Please explain your approach to: • Any upcoming opportunities you have identified for continuous improvement and your approach to improving the technical solution, • Any areas of improvement currently under development • How users are involved in the process of identifying and implementing improvements, • Any innovations to automate traffic order making processes
  • Price criteria: Tender offer price for delivery of the service
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Mar 2026, 17:12 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Aug 2026
Authority reference
250
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039469
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Road traffic-control equipmentTraffic control servicesTraffic monitoring services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a04 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Mar 2026 → 18 Sept 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published208 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 17:12 BST
  2. Tender notice published179 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  3. Next notice expected179 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by159 days ago
    19 May 2026, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline149 days ago
    29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by72 days ago
    15 Aug 2026, 00:59 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent60 days ago
    27 Aug 2026
  8. Contract starts55 days ago
    1 Sept 2026
  9. Latest notice published37 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST

Notice history

11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    31 Mar 2026, 17:12 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 15:22 BST
    UK1
  3. Tender notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
    UK4
  4. Status changed to active
    29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  6. Deadline published: 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    8 May 2026, 15:56 BST
    UK4
  8. Contract award notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 11:16 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    28 Aug 2026, 11:16 BST
  10. Contract signature expected
    10 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  11. Contract details notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Adjustment to contact start date

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-04: 2 releases · 29 Apr 2026, 29 Apr 2026
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 31 Mar 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £279,6001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
YELLOW LINE PARKING LTDSME14 Sept 2026 – 14 Sept 2030 · up to 15 Sept 2032Extensions: The extension option is at the discretion of the Authority based on satisfactory performance and strict compliance on regulations to the delivery of the service by the provider.£279,60014 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Digital Traffic Management Orders System · YELLOW LINE PARKING LTDSME

    Signed
    9 Sept 2026
    Value
    £279,600
    Period
    14 Sept 2026 – 14 Sept 2030 · up to 15 Sept 2032 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The extension option is at the discretion of the Authority based on satisfactory performance and strict compliance on regulations to the delivery of the service by the provider.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Lambeth

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRPY-9946-VDTV Lambeth Town Hall, 18 Brixton Hill, London, London, SW2 1RWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Yellow Line Parking LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08584086 Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London, London, WC2B 4HNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender