Official UK procurement notice
Traffic Management Planning Automation Software
Authority: UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for the procurement of a commercial off-the-shelf, fully established IT system which must be capable of automatically producing and sharing site specific that comply with Safety Code (Red Book) standards for Streetworks complaint traffic management plans both immediately (sub 3 mins) for urgent and immediate works and also in bulk for planned works ('000 per hour) to support programme optimisation.
The system should not require any specialist hardware or software to operate in addition to the 'application' itself.
The system must be capable of running on portable, mobile and desktop devices, regardless of operating system.
Must be able to include the following:
- Automated traffic management layouts that comply with Red Book.
- NSG street data, including Lane Rental restrictions and all Street Manager output.
- Bus stops.
- Schools.
- Existing Crossing points.
- Existing permanent traffic lights.
- Bridges, Structures.
- School streets.
- Speed limit data.
- Width restriction data.
- Have the ability to bulk-upload fixed-point asset data to produce TM plans en masse for drawdown at a later date.
- Plot and advise on road closures with diversion routes.
- Updates with changing legislation.
- Produce PDF files.
- Be able to change and update plans on an open platform.
- Product must have capability for minimal input with quick efficient output.
- Single and multiple site options i.e. extending to major schemes, including long trench work.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Utilities
- 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
- 4 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
- Authority reference
PE3-0096-2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053960- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059437Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Schedule 5 of PA23 applies: The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract:
(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supply can supply the goods, services or works required and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or work.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published4 Sept 2025, 14:31 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spatial Group Ltd15 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2026 · up to 14 Sept 2028Extensions: The period for which this Agreement may be extended is up to 2 years in 1-year increments . · Options: There is a control change in place allowing the right to additional purchases. | £1,000,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 1SPATIAL GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender