Published date: 7 October 2022

This notice was replaced on 23 September 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 23 September 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£90,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN636813-31462879

Published date

7 October 2022

Closing date

24 October 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

23 February 2023

Contract end date

22 February 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Under the Highways Act 1980 Leicester City Council is responsible for ensuring the safe passage of vehicles along the highway. This includes gritting the highway network of Leicester during the winter service period when ice and snow can make driving conditions dangerous.

We currently have 6 gritting vehicles in our Winter Service fleet. Currently each gritting vehicle is fitted with a tracker and a satellite navigation unit (SatNav) connected to the vehicles Econ Spargo control box. The trackers track each of the vehicle's movement and are used to check the driver's performance. The data from the tracker can be used as evidence in court for any accidents and personal injury claims made against the City Council. The sat nav units have preloaded gritting routes and by having the sat nav system in each vehicle, our drivers can fully concentrate on their driving and not worry about missing out sections due to driver error.

The City of Leicester is growing, and the road network is constantly changing. The existing gritting routes on the satnav that were captured by the gritting vehicle trackers and digitised a few years ago are now out of date. These routes need amending and optimising so that the drivers can drive their routes in the safest possible manner, taking the shortest possible distance to minimise fuel usage and delivering the optimum amount of salt over the route.

To view the documentation for this opportunity please use the link provided in the Other Information section.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nina Mistry

Address

City Hall
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1164541274

Email

nina.mistry2@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk