Official UK procurement notice
Highways Traffic Signals Framework
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNottingham City Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified suppliers for inclusion on a Framework to deliver traffic signals work within the boundaries of Nottingham City Council.
Subject to suitability, the Authority is seeking to appoint up to 3 Contractors to the Framework
The overall framework will have an estimated total value of £2,000,000 (VAT exclusive)
The expected duration of the Framework is for up to 4 years at the Authority’s discretion.
The Authority’s detailed requirements are defined in the Contract Specification
Nottingham City Council is migrating from the electronic tendering and procurement portal,, East Mids Tenders (Pro Contract) to the portal, Source East Midlands (powered by Panacea). Suppliers will need to register on Source East Midlands to tender for this project.
CPV: Installation work of illumination and signalling systems · Traffic control services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework
Call-offs from the framework will be made by Direct Award, Ranked Order up to a value of £10,000.
Call-offs from the Framework over £10,000 will be made by Direct Award, Basket of Goods.
Each project will be priced solely using the rates set out in the Pricing Schedule.
Further details can be found in Part 3, Framework Call of Procedures in the Contract Specification in the tender pack.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria for this procurement is:- Price 70% Quality 20% Social value 10%
- “Highways Traffic Signals Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Nottingham City Council buys Support services for land transport (CPV 6371), and who usually turns up
Nottingham City Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Support services for land transport (CPV 6371) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 61 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid6% / 0%
2–330% / 8%
4–630% / 17%
7+34% / 75%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 6371Published estimate£2.0m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–311%
4–615%
7+73%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocon LtdEarlier contract | CPU 5937 Highways Temporary Traffic Management Frameworkstarted Aug 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Sunbelt Rentals LtdEarlier contract | CPU 5937 Highways Temporary Traffic Management Frameworkstarted Aug 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Chevron Traffic Management LtdEarlier contract | CPU 5937 Highways Temporary Traffic Management Frameworkstarted Aug 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunbelt Rentals LtdLarge | £1.6m36 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £1.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
| £3.5m16 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 6 live · £288k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
| £30k2 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £45k1 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £71k1 awards in 36m · last 17 months ago | None on file | 11% below n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
42% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
42% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (42% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
CPU 5937 Highways Temporary Traffic Management Framework, winner not published; the published contract ends 20 Sept 2030.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Oct 2026, 14:14 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
- Authority reference
SEM6639- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100017- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078dfdFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Panacea- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 3 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
22 Oct 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago22 Oct 2026, 14:14 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 34 days26 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 41 days · period end, not a bid countdown3 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 100 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2026- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 14:14 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 16:15 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Information - Migration to new electronic tendering and procurement portal, Source East Midlands.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender