Travel Monitoring Network Market Engagement

Description

The London Borough of Hackney (The Council) is currently undertaking a commissioning programme to determine future delivery options for its Traffic Monitoring Network. Our current contracts for continuous traffic counters expire in August 2026 and simple (tube) counts in August 2027, and we are seeking to expand and develop our network to continue collecting valuable pedestrian and vehicle classification data. This data is essential for monitoring and reporting on new transport schemes and quantifying the objectives we've set out. The Council would like to understand from leading providers how these requirements might best be met and is, therefore, carrying out a soft market testing exercise to engage in early informal dialogue before any formal procurement takes place. Organisations that are interested in participating in this exercise are invited to complete a questionnaire and submit it via the ProContract e Tendering Portal. Please note: This is not a call for competition. To clarify, this notice is solely for conducting a soft market testing exercise and does not formally initiate the procurement process or commit Hackney Council to undertake any procurement exercise. Potential bidders of any subsequent procurement will not be disadvantaged by responding or not responding to this soft market testing, nor by their participation or absence from any interviews. The results of this exercise will help inform the business case and procurement strategy. Keywords: traffic data, traffic, monitoring, traffic analysis, counting, traffic monitoring