Official UK procurement notice
Traffic Survey Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 10 Mar 2026awarded 15 May 2026
Awarded to CTS TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION LTD +3 more
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Jul 2030 · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA Framework for Traffic Surveys has been created by Sheffield City Council. The Framework is for a period of up to 4 years and has four framework providers appointed to undertake various traffic related surveys.
CPV: Traffic monitoring services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 11 bids received (2.8 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2026
- Buyer regions
- UKE32
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- No fees included
Who may buy through it
Framework only to be used by Sheffield City Council
Published description of the framework
Mini competitions will be run with work being awarded to the successful framework provider
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
All information contained within the tender pack documents
- Technical & professional ability
All information contained within the tender pack documents
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
All information contained within the tender pack documents
- Technical & professional ability
All information contained within the tender pack documents
What this means for your bid
- “Traffic Survey Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Framework only to be used by Sheffield City Council
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 16:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 May 2026
- Authority reference
100107537- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010566- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064923Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Appointment period ends
- 10 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · No fees included
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 Feb 2026 → 7 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published260 days ago5 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by235 days ago2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends227 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown10 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by171 days ago5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent157 days ago20 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts84 days ago1 Aug 2026
- Latest notice published77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 16:08 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026- Tender notice published5 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 May 2026, 14:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 May 2026, 14:34 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 16:08 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 41 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTS TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION LTDSME, CitisenseSME, Nationwide Data Collection LtdSME, Tracsis Traffic Data Limited1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030 | £1,500,000 | 15 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Traffic Survey Framework · CTS TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION LTDSME, CitisenseSME, Nationwide Data Collection LtdSME, Tracsis Traffic Data Limited
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Orders completed on time · Reports received on time · Completeness and quality of the information
- Orders completed on time
- Reports received on time
- Completeness and quality of the information
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders | 11 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- CITISENSE LTDFramework contractor
- CTS TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- NATIONWIDE DATA COLLECTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TRACSIS TRAFFIC DATA LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender