Crown Commercial Service has revealed plans to create a major new agreement next year allowing public sector bodies to procure digital and data tools related to roads, rail and more
Government has unveiled plans for a new and expanded multibillion-pound framework to enable public bodies to invest in transport-related technologies.
The Crown Commercial Service has published an early-engagement notice outlining plans to create a ‘Transport Technology’ agreement. The incoming framework appears to be a more-or-less direct replacement for the incumbent Transport Technology and Associated Services arrangement, which is due to conclude a four-year term October 2025.
That deal is comprised of seven lots while CCS is proposing that the successor arrangement will contain eight – the latter two of which will be further broken into a total of eight sub-sections.
These eight lots will respectively be focused on: transport professional services; transport data services; parking management; environmental monitoring and climate resilience; enforcement, security and compliance; electric vehicle infrastructure; systems and platforms; and passive and active infrastructure.
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The penultimate lot is split into three additional classifications, covering system integration, smart ticketing, and transport network management. The final lot, meanwhile, is divided into sub-categories dedicated to: network devices; cabinets, furniture, storage and ancillaries; lighting and electrical; traffic management technologies; detectors, informing systems and communication technologies.
The first two lots – covering professional and data services – are replicated from the existing framework. The other sections have all been newly added, or remodelled from the current agreement, the other five segments of which relate to: pedestrian control; signage and lighting; sustainable tech; major transport solutions; and commodity catalogue products.
The expanded remit of the new planned agreement – which places greater dedicated on the rail sector – comes with a big increase in the framework’s lifespan and its forecast worth to the chosen suppliers.
The estimated value of the new transport tech deal is pegged at £3.5bn over a term of six years – equating to about £4.2bn once VAT is included. This compares with a £2bn price tag attached to the current engagement.
CCS expects to open bidding around April next year and, in the meantime, the procurement agency “invites suggestions and feedback on the proposed structure… service lines or processes detailed” in the engagement notice.
Potential suppliers and other market experts are asked to complete a questionnaire.
