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Transport planning contracts

UK public sector · 129 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
129
Last 12 months
Median contract
£63k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£31.9m
120 of 122 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
72
Suppliers
86

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most transport planning contracts took 35% of them (45 of 129).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter rose 32% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £63k, is 22% below the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).

Who buys transport planning

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

  1. 1West Midlands Combined Authority12 contracts
  2. 2London Borough of Enfield11 contracts
  3. 3Cheshire West and Chester Council9 contracts
  4. 4Portsmouth City Council4 contracts
  5. 5Transport Scotland3 contracts
  6. 6Department for Transport3 contracts
  7. 7Staffordshire County Council3 contracts
  8. 8York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority3 contracts
  9. 9West Sussex County Council3 contracts
  10. 10Sheffield City Council3 contracts

Top transport planning contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1WSP12 contracts
  2. 2AECOM12 contracts
  3. 3Steer11 contracts
  4. 4Systra9 contracts
  5. 5Arup9 contracts
  6. 6Mott MacDonald7 contracts
  7. 7Royal HaskoningDHV7 contracts
  8. 8AtkinsRéalis6 contracts
  9. 9Citisense LTD6 contracts
  10. 10Jacobs5 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

46Q4 2025*22Q1 202632Q2 202629Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 119 · Scotland 9 · Wales 1

South East20West Midlands18London16Yorkshire and The Humber13North West7East Midlands7North East6South West5Scotland5East of England3Wales1UK-wide or not stated28

What is included

Transport strategies and route strategies, cycling and walking plans, travel plans and demand management, parking demand studies, traffic management advice and transport assessments supporting planning applications.

  • Local and route transport strategies
  • LCWIPs and active travel plans
  • Community and site travel plans
  • Travel demand management
  • Transport assessments for planning applications
  • Parking demand and forecasting studies
  • Traffic management and TRO advice
  • Public transport planning support
  • Transport planning lots in frameworks
  • Concessionary travel scheme support, covering operator reimbursement calculation, forecasting and audit, and scheme administration

What is not included

  • Transport models and scheme appraisal (see Transport modelling and scheme appraisal)
  • Traffic counts and data collection (see Traffic and transport surveys)
  • Highway engineering design (see Highway and traffic engineering design)
  • Road safety strategy and assurance (see Transport safety and regulatory compliance advice)
  • Transport operations and parking operations (see Transport & Logistics)

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