Extension of National Traffic Information System (NTIS) 2026 -2027

The National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) provides the following: • It collects, processes, validates, and analyses traffic data and traffic event information from multiple data sources, including third party in vehicle data and over 10,000 roadside sensors. • Collates and disseminates traffic information and travel advice to National Highways customers via roadside variable message signs, the service’s websites (www.trafficengland.com and www.nationalhighways.co.uk), • Mobile telephone applications, and data feed application programming interfaces (APIs). • Collects historic traffic data for use in strategic road network planning and the design of road improvement schemes. • Supports National Highways’ Regional Operations Centre's (ROCs), National Network Managers, National Incident Liaison Officers, and Customer Contact Centre (CCC) in understanding and mitigating the impacts of planned and unplanned traffic events on the NTIS network. • And helps National Highways meet its goals of improving safety for all, fast and reliable journeys, meeting the needs of all users, and environmental performance outcomes, measures the associated performance indicators, and fulfils its license obligation to provide traffic information to its customers. These outcomes are further described in the original procurement documents. The initial contract duration is five years, including the transition period, with National Highways retaining the option to extend it by up to two additional years. The current contract is scheduled to end in January 2026, and the first of the two available extension years is now being enacted to January 2027. This notice therefore serves as procurement guidelines requirement for transparency in relation to enacting this first-year extension option.