Official UK procurement notice
Extension of National Traffic Information System (NTIS) 2026 -2027
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Traffic Information Service collects, processes and disseminates real-time traffic data and information relating to the 4,300 miles of strategic road network for which National Highways is responsible. The National Traffic Information Service provides information 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days a year to help National Highways customers plan their journeys and avoid delays, and to help our operations teams understand and mitigate the impacts of planned and unplanned traffic events on the strategic road network. Historic data recorded by the National Traffic Information Service is used to help plan and evaluate development of the strategic road network. This is an extension of the current contract by an additional 12 months.
CPV: Electronic information services · Electronic intelligence system · Real time operating system software development services · Real-time operating system software package · Traffic control services · Traffic monitoring services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) provides the following:Awarded
The National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) provides the following:
- It collects, processes, validates, and analyses traffic data and traffic event information from multiple data sources, including third party in vehicle data and over 10,000 roadside sensors.
- Collates and disseminates traffic information and travel advice to National Highways customers via roadside variable message signs, the service’s websites (www.trafficengland.com ↗ and www.nationalhighways.co.uk ↗),
- Mobile telephone applications, and data feed application programming interfaces (APIs).
- Collects historic traffic data for use in strategic road network planning and the design of road improvement schemes.
- Supports National Highways’ Regional Operations Centre's (ROCs), National Network Managers, National Incident Liaison Officers, and Customer Contact Centre (CCC) in understanding and mitigating the impacts of planned and unplanned traffic events on the NTIS network.
- And helps National Highways meet its goals of improving safety for all, fast and reliable journeys, meeting the needs of all users, and environmental performance outcomes, measures the associated performance indicators, and fulfils its license obligation to provide traffic information to its customers.
These outcomes are further described in the original procurement documents.
The initial contract duration is five years, including the transition period, with National Highways retaining the option to extend it by up to two additional years. The current contract is scheduled to end in January 2026, and the first of the two available extension years is now being enacted to January 2027. This notice therefore serves as procurement guidelines requirement for transparency in relation to enacting this first-year extension option.
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 (5)
- Quality criterion - Name: Collect, Process and Disseminate Operational Services: 21%
- Quality criterion - Name: Improve Operational Services: 8%
- Quality criterion - Name: Deliver Transition and Transformation Services: 20%
- Quality criterion - Name: Management of the Services: 21%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality criterion - Name: Collect, Process and Disseminate Operational Services: 21%
- Quality criterion - Name: Improve Operational Services: 8%
- Quality criterion - Name: Deliver Transition and Transformation Services: 20%
- Quality criterion - Name: Management of the Services: 21%
- Price: 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Aug 2025, 14:14 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047293- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028df4Find a Tender
Publisher note: This notice is specifically relating to extending the current contract (please see Find a Tender Service : 2021/S 000-001694) by the optional one year extension period as outlined in the contract terms and conditions. This contract value is a cumulative value of the initial contract term (5 years) inclusive of the extension year which is being enacted. This value accounts for indexation as well.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated8 Aug 2025, 14:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sopra Steria LimitedNational Traffic Information Service (NTIS) 2021 | £41,842,535 † | — | Awarded |
| Sopra Steria LimitedExtension of National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) 2021 | £49,254,146 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) 2021 · Sopra Steria Limited
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2021
- Value
- £41,842,535
- Status
- active
Extension of National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) 2021 · Sopra Steria Limited
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2021
- Value
- £49,254,146
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Highways EnglandContracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for TransportReview body
- Highways England LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Sopra Steria LimitedAwarded supplier
- Sopra Steria LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.