Traffic survey tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
99 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Traffic survey contracts ,
99 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest traffic survey contracts awarded
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Citisense LTD won the most traffic survey contracts
Nationwide Data Collection Ltd won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citisense LTD London · SME · See every contract | 26 | £337k | 5 | ||
| 2 | Nationwide Data Collection Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 11 | £1.3m | 7 | ||
| 3 | Tracsis Traffic Data Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 6 | £1m | 5 | ||
| 4 | VivaCity London · SME · See every contract | 5 | £171k | 5 | ||
| 5joint | AECOM West Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £392k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Intelligent Data Collection Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £307k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Waterman Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £30k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | WSP South East · See every contract | 2 | £452k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | Alchera Technologies Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £273k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | ADVANCED TRANSPORT RESEARCH LIMITED East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | £230k | 2 |
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Councils award 89% of traffic survey contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
18 buyers bought traffic survey more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many traffic survey contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many traffic survey contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Borough of Enfield | 26 | £137k |
| 2 | North Lincolnshire Council | 5 | £43k |
| 3 | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 3 | £128k |
| 4 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 3 | £119k |
| 5 | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 3 | £111k |
| 6 | Sheffield City Council | 3 | £93k |
| 7 | Leeds City Council - PACS | 3 | £77k |
| 8 | Transport Scotland | 2 | £692k |
| 9 | Hertfordshire County Council | 2 | £310k |
| 10 | Department for Transport | 2 | £291k |
Half of traffic survey contracts are worth less than £28k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 60% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- London Borough of CamdenTracsis Traffic Data Ltd · 24 Apr 2026
- East Ayrshire CouncilNationwide Data Collection Ltd · 31 Jul 2026
- Transport ScotlandWinner not published · 6 Feb 2026
- Highways EnglandWSP · 10 Dec 2025
- Transport ScotlandAECOM · 20 Mar 2026
- Department for TransportIntelligent Data Collection Ltd · 23 Sep 2026
- West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityAlchera Technologies · 2 Jul 2026
- London Borough of HarrowTraffic Data Centre · 18 Dec 2025
- Hertfordshire County CouncilADVANCED TRANSPORT RESEARCH LIMITED · 30 Apr 2025
- Hertfordshire County CouncilTRAFFIC G.B. LIMITED · 30 Apr 2025
October and June are the busiest months
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
See the regions as a table
| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 19 | £721k |
| London | 19 | £1.7m |
| East of England | 9 | £545k |
| North West | 5 | £276k |
| South East | 5 | £319k |
| Scotland | 5 | £1.5m |
| South West | 4 | £127k |
| North East | 3 | £133k |
| West Midlands | 3 | £123k |
| East Midlands | 2 | £69k |
| Wales | 2 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Half of traffic survey tenders close within 27 days of being published
Each dot is a traffic survey tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 80% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 26% of the time to respond has gone.
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- 27 days
is how long the typical traffic survey tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 15 UK traffic survey tenders published in the last 24 months. - 60%
of the money is in the 10 biggest traffic survey contracts.
Of 89 contracts with a published value. - 68%
of traffic survey contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 90 award notices. - 24%
of traffic survey contracts are awarded in October and June.
24 of 99 contracts.
Questions
How many traffic survey contracts does the UK public sector award?
99 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 49 public buyers.
How long are traffic survey tenders open for?
The median traffic survey tender is open for 27 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector traffic survey contract worth?
The median is £28k, and 93% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector traffic survey contracts?
Citisense LTD won the most (26). Nationwide Data Collection Ltd won the most by value (£1.3m).
Which buyers award the most traffic survey contracts?
Councils award 89% of them.
What is included
Collecting traffic, travel and parking data: counts, journey time, parking supply and demand surveys.
- Traffic counts and journey time data
- Travel and transport data collection
- Parking supply and demand surveys
- Supply and hire of portable automatic traffic counters and classifiers (pneumatic tube, radar, ANPR) with analysis software and support
What is not included
- Parking demand forecasting studies (csl.plan.transport-planning-and-travel-planning)
- Model building (csl.plan.transport-modelling-and-scheme-appraisal)
- Mobility data products (another industry: it-software)