Awarded contract

Automated Highways Monitoring

Details

Buyer: Northumberland County Council
Supplier(s): Route Reports Limited
Value: £455,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Road-inspection services
Published: 29 June 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Automated Highways Monitoring - A comprehensive data intelligence framework that harnesses cameras that can be fitted to council vehicles to provide visibility of the highways assets, using AI to enable the council to facilitate key decisions on potholes, illegal skips, faded road lines etc, and to pass this insight into the back-office system. The scope of integrating AI into highway maintenance covers a broad range of innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and safety while ensuring compliance with regulations. This is a 3-year contract with Route Reports, covering the period 24th June 2026, to 23rd June 2029, including a 1-year extension option subject to performance, at a total cost of up to £455,000, under the CCS G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 Framework Agreement.

Timeline

Completed: Award date24 June 2026
Completed: Award published29 June 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date23 June 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Northumberland County Council delivers local government services across Northumberland and buys as a local authority through its procurement team. Tender opportunities are published through Open, the council's procurement system that replaced the North East Procurement Organisation portal. Suppliers register free of charge on Open before bidding for contracts. Open also carries procurement opportunities from regional local authorities across the North East. A public contracts register lists the council's live and awarded agreements for transparency. A Supplier Incentive Programme also lets registered suppliers opt into early payment on invoices.

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 Northumberland County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

71631480 · Road-inspection services
72316000 · Data analysis services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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