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Traffic signals contracts

UK public sector · 92 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
92
Last 12 months
Median contract
£147k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£343m
88 of 90 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
54
Suppliers
41

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most traffic signals contracts took 58% of them (53 of 92).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter rose 23% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £147k, is close to the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).

Who buys traffic signals

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

  1. 1Highways England12 contracts
  2. 2Nottingham City Council7 contracts
  3. 3Southend-on-Sea City Council4 contracts
  4. 4North Yorkshire Council4 contracts
  5. 5Torbay Council4 contracts
  6. 6The City of Edinburgh Council2 contracts
  7. 7Derbyshire County Council2 contracts
  8. 8Cardiff Council2 contracts
  9. 9Newcastle City Council2 contracts
  10. 10Leicestershire County Council2 contracts

Top traffic signals contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1SWARCO19 contracts
  2. 2Yunex Traffic15 contracts
  3. 3R O Electrical Ltd7 contracts
  4. 4Telent6 contracts
  5. 5VivaCity6 contracts
  6. 6Vaisala2 contracts
  7. 7Westcotec Ltd2 contracts
  8. 8AGD SYSTEMS LTD2 contracts
  9. 9Cambrensis Civil Engineering Ltd2 contracts
  10. 10Colas1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

18Q4 2025*26Q1 202616Q2 202632Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 83 · Scotland 4 · Wales 4 · Northern Ireland 1

Yorkshire and The Humber14South West10East of England9North East7West Midlands7South East6East Midlands4Wales4North West3Scotland3London1Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated23

What is included

Supply, installation and maintenance of traffic signals, signal-controlled crossings, variable message and vehicle activated signs, parking guidance signs and other roadside ITS equipment.

  • Traffic signal maintenance and fault rectification
  • Signal equipment supply and installation
  • ITS equipment maintenance and installation
  • Variable message and vehicle activated signs
  • Parking guidance and car park counting equipment
  • Rising bollards
  • Site traffic light systems

What is not included

  • Urban traffic control and UTMC systems bought without on-street equipment (it.lob.traffic-signals-and-its)
  • Temporary traffic lights (con.civils.temporary-traffic-management)
  • Static traffic signs (con.civils.traffic-signs)
  • Rising bollards and vehicle access barriers (sec.access.vehicle-access-barriers-gates)
  • ANPR camera systems (sec.cctv.anpr-cameras)
  • Real-time passenger information displays (it.lob.real-time-passenger-information)
  • Pay and display machines (it.hw.parking-payment-machines)

Often bought by the same buyers