Closed tender

Travel Monitoring Network Market Engagement

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Hackney
Topic: Traffic-monitoring equipment
Published: 1 May 2026
Submission: 2 June 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender 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

Timeline

Completed: Tender published1 May 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date2 June 2026

About the buyer

London Borough of Hackney is a local authority that buys through its own procurement team, the Hackney Procurement Centre. Contract opportunities are advertised on ProContract, the council's eTendering system. Registration on ProContract is free, though every supplier is manually vetted before approval. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, and suppliers bidding nationally must register on the government's central digital platform under the Procurement Act 2023. A public contracts register lists every agreement the council has awarded. Suppliers registered on ProContract can also bid for further London authority and public sector contracts.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Hackney's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hackney.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hackney.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hackney.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hackney.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hackney.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-hackney.gov