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Published 14 Apr 2026, 14:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Motorway Control Instation · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£11,220,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is to enable the installation and support for a new NI motorway control instation system to replace the current end-of-life platform. The contract will incorporate the licensing of National Highways' CHARM solution and a contract for implementation, configuration, and ongoing support. This approach ensures business continuity ahead of the expiry of the existing contract and enables the continued operation of safety critical motorway functions such as VMS, lane control, and MIDAS. The contract facilitates the transition to IP based communications and supports the deployment of future technologies, including C-ITS and connected and autonomous vehicles.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
63712700 Traffic control services63712710 Traffic monitoring services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Apr 2026, 14:49 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2026, 15:23 BST
Authority reference
DAC-0193
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078629
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06821f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 provides justification of a Direct Award when the following conditions are met in relation to public contract:

(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Kapsch TrafficCom is the only supplier who can provide a motorway control instation service compatable with the National Highways Common Highways Agency Rijkswaterstaat Model (CHARM).

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 Apr 2026, 14:49 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 09:01 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    18 Aug 2026, 15:23 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £11,220,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM LIMITEDSMEDAC-0193 Motorway Control Instation30 Apr 2026 – 29 Apr 2032£11,220,00014 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    3 Aug 2026
    Value
    £10,895,000
    Period
    3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2032 · up to 2 Aug 2034 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Further potential two-year extension subject to DfI Accounting Officer approval.
    3 agreed KPIs: Incident Resolution Time - P1 · Core ATMS Platform Availability · Planned Maintenance Adherence
    • Incident Resolution Time - P1
    • Core ATMS Platform Availability
    • Planned Maintenance Adherence

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYQH-8789-DZPG James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, The Gasworks Business Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 2JAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05859799GB-PPON: PMJP-1347-CCQL 2nd Floor Kirkland House, 11-15 Peterborough Road, Harrow, London, HA1 2AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender