Official UK procurement notice
Traffic Management Services Framework 2025-2026
Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionArgyll and Bute Council are looking to appoint suppliers to form a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for the provision of Traffic Management Services, over a one year period.
- Recurrence: At the end of the framework period.
CPV: Traffic-signal maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 10 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Mainland and Isle of Bute (East) (Bute & Cowal and Helensburgh & Lomond)Cancelled
Traffic Management Services are frequently required service within the Council - the use of a framework frees the Service to appoint contractors more efficiently.
Lot #2Mainland (West) (Mid-Argyll, Kintyre, Oban & Lorn)Cancelled
Traffic Management Services are frequently required service within the Council, the use of a framework frees the Service to appoint contractors more efficiently.
Lot #3Islands (West)Cancelled
Traffic Management Services are frequently required service within the Council, the use of a framework frees the Service to appoint contractors more efficiently.
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 sub-criteria (1)
- Method Statements: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- Method Statements: 100.00
- Price: Per Call Off
- “Traffic Management Services Framework 2025-2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · At the end of the framework period.
- First published
- 4 Mar 2025, 10:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Oct 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012341- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e937Find a Tender
Publisher note: Due to delays in evaluation of the framework arrangement, any call off's made as a result of the 'Traffic Management Services Framework 2025-2026' shall now be referred to as a call off from the 'Traffic Management Services Framework 2026' - this is done to reflect the actual contract period. (SC Ref:823400)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Jun 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends367 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened367 days ago23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published256 days ago11 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025- Status changed to active24 Sept 2025, 09:38 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Sept 2025, 09:38 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST24 Sept 2025, 09:38 BST
- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £230,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Mainland and Isle of Bute (East) (Bute & Cowal and Helensburgh & Lomond)
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mainland (West) (Mid-Argyll, Kintyre, Oban & Lorn)
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Islands (West)
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Mainland and Isle of Bute (East) (Bute & Cowal and Helensburgh & Lomond) | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 2 · Mainland (West) (Mid-Argyll, Kintyre, Oban & Lorn) | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 3 · Islands (West) | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Oban Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- Active Traffic Management Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Central Traffic Management LtdFramework contractor
- Class one Traffic Management LtdFramework contractor
- Contraflow LtdFramework contractor
- MacLay Civil Engineering LtdFramework contractor
- Nationwide Traffic Management LtdFramework contractor
- Signsafe Traffic Ltd.Framework contractor
- Total Traffic Safety & Management LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria