The purpose of this contract notice (along the one simultaneously published on the UK Government's Find A Tender Service website) is to call for competition for the Highways England Operational Technology Commercial Framework (OTCF).

The OTCF will be the primary commercial vehicle to support the delivery of Highways England's RIS2 technology pipeline and to meet the strategic aims of Highways England.

The OTCF is comprised of five Lots:

Lot 1- Detector Systems (Goods, Services and Maintenance)
Lot 2 - Informing Systems (Goods, Services and Maintenance)
Lot 3 - Passive Systems (Goods, Services and Maintenance)
Lot 4 - Operational Systems (Services)
Lot 5 - Operational Technology Consultancy Support (Services)

Highways England are committed to engaging with new members of the supply chain and encourage participation for all suppliers including SME's in this procurement exercise.

The initial duration of the Framework Agreement will be for a period of twenty-four (24) months. There are up to two (2) Extension Periods of twelve (12) months duration each. The total duration of the Framework Agreement will not exceed 48 months in total.