Thames Water has awarded an AMP7 framework agreement for traffic management services worth up to an estimated £96 million in total.

The contract was tendered in four separate Lots as follows:
Lot 1 Supply of Traffic Management in North London Quantity of jobs in this area are estimated to be approximately 4,100+ a year with the highest proportion estimated to be in the road closure space (£35,500,000)
Lot 2 Supply of Traffic Management in South London Quantity of jobs in this area are estimated to be approximately 3,900+ a year with a fairly even distribution of jobs across the road closure, 2 way lights, and multi way signals space. (£35,500,000)
Lot 3 Supply of Traffic Management in Thames Valley Quantity of jobs in this area are estimated to be approximately 3,200+ a year with the majority of jobs estimated to be 2 way lights. (£25,000,000)
Lot 4 Supply of Traffic Management in all regions as a package (NL, SL & TV). Quantity of jobs are estimated to be approximately 11,900+ a year across road closures, 2 way lights, multi way signals etc. (£96,000,000)
Hatton Traffic Management Ltd (Lot 1), HW Martin (Traffic Management) Ltd (Lot 2) and Sapphire Utility Solutions Ltd (Lot 3) have all been awarded a place on the framework.
Services covered under the framework agreement include the supply of traffic lights and associated equipment for a range of requirements, including road closures, contraflow or any other job whereby traffic lights or the management of traffic is required, together with CAD drawings and enabling services.
Initial contract term is 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years.
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