Official UK procurement notice
Traffic Data Collection Services
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTraffic data collection services from the current permanent inductive loop count sites and a range of ad-hoc temporary surveys to collect traffic data for traffic monitoring, Highways schemes, transport modelling and public complaints for a maximum period of five years from 01 April 2026.
CPV: Data collection and collation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£125,000
What 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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jan 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 11:13 BST
- Authority reference
DN799601- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000525- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ffc5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.
The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
Timeline
6 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published288 days ago6 Jan 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Clarification questions by274 days ago20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline257 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published204 days ago31 Mar 2026, 11:13 BST
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2026- Tender notice published6 Jan 2026, 09:51 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published31 Mar 2026, 11:13 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete31 Mar 2026, 11:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matrix Traffic and Transport Data LimitedSME | £128,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Matrix Traffic and Transport Data LimitedSME
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2026
- Value
- £128,500
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 possible extension of 2 years
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Matrix Traffic and Transport Data LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender