Future Highways Provision - Market Engagement

Essex County Council’s (the Council) current Highways Strategic Transformation Contract (Highways Contract) ends on the 31st March 2027 with no further option to extend. Therefore, the Council would like to engage further with the Highways Industry. We continue to progress development of the pre-procurement activity for the Future Highways contract in Essex and are currently working towards a revised provisional date of October 2025 to publish the tender. To inform the development of our procurement approach and tender pack, we are keen to gather further input from prospective bidders with regards to technology considerations. Please submit your feedback by copying and pasting the following link into your browser: https://forms.office.com/e/ZrT298DzMX Please provide your feedback by close of business on Friday the 14th of February 2025. Any input you are able to contribute to our thinking will be gratefully received. Important information Respondents are advised that the purpose of this notice is to provide an update on the indicative tender publication date and to gather further input from prospective bidders with regards to technology considerations. The scope of service, date of publication or potential contract value should not be taken as a final "version" of requirement. This notice is not a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or (lack) to this notice. Please direct all queries through FHP.team@essex.gov.uk.