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Traffic engineering contracts

UK public sector · 111 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
111
Last 12 months
Median contract
£95k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£316m
105 of 107 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
55
Suppliers
65

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most traffic engineering contracts took 41% of them (45 of 111).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 35% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £95k, is 19% above the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).

Who buys traffic engineering

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Wolverhampton City Council12 contracts
  2. 2London Borough of Enfield9 contracts
  3. 3Highways England6 contracts
  4. 4Oxfordshire County Council6 contracts
  5. 5Westmorland and Furness Council5 contracts
  6. 6Cumberland Council4 contracts
  7. 7Durham County Council3 contracts
  8. 8Halton Borough Council3 contracts
  9. 9Leicestershire County Council3 contracts
  10. 10Scotland Excel2 contracts

Top traffic engineering contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1WSP14 contracts
  2. 2AECOM12 contracts
  3. 3Amey11 contracts
  4. 4Arcadis7 contracts
  5. 5Waterman7 contracts
  6. 6Arup6 contracts
  7. 7Jacobs6 contracts
  8. 8Mayer Brown6 contracts
  9. 9Mott MacDonald5 contracts
  10. 10AtkinsRéalis4 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

19Q4 2025*37Q1 202631Q2 202624Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 101 · Scotland 9 · Wales 1

London15South East13North East10North West10Yorkshire and The Humber8Scotland6West Midlands5East Midlands3South West1Wales1UK-wide or not stated39

What is included

Design of road, junction, active travel and school streets schemes and highway design reviews for highway authorities.

  • Highway scheme design
  • Junction and strategic road design
  • Active travel, greenway and cycle route design
  • School streets schemes
  • Highway design review
  • Road safety audits of scheme designs
  • Highway consultancy framework call-offs

What is not included

  • Bridges and highway structures (see Bridge engineering)
  • Carriageway condition surveys (see Highway condition surveys)
  • Transport strategy and travel planning (see Transport planning)
  • Transport modelling and scheme appraisal (see Transport appraisal)
  • Road safety strategy and safety assurance (see Transport safety and regulatory compliance advice)
  • Highway works (see Construction & Trades)

Often bought by the same buyers