West Yorkshire highway congestion data contract awarded to Alchera Technologies

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 12:56.

Opportunity overview

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has appointed a Consultant to provide highway congestion data to cover the years, 2019, 2021 – 2029 across the major and minor road networks in West Yorkshire, to provide the Combined Authority with granular insight into historical congestion trends along the highway network in West Yorkshire. The data is required to help with traffic management and planning; policy and investment decision-making and programme and scheme monitoring and evaluation. The Contract will initially be for one year, with the possibility of up to 24-months extension on an annual basis, thereby, making a total possible contract duration of three years. Future data will be provided, from the contract start date until the contract end date (partial year). Historical data will be available for the full calendar year (January – December, from 2019 up to contract start date).

Awarded to

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Alchera Technologies

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Published award value: £187.5k
Awarded: 2 Jul 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PDLP-7359-HBHJ
Location: Cambridge, UKH12, CB2 1NN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: 108010
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: LOT-0000
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Id: GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Address

Street Address: Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Locality: Leeds
Postal Code: LS1 2DE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKE42

Contact

Name: St David Deji-Adams
Email: david.deji-adams@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Alchera Technologies
Id: GB-PPON-PDLP-7359-HBHJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PDLP-7359-HBHJ

Address

Street Address: 8 Bateman Mews
Locality: Cambridge
Postal Code: CB2 1NN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH12

Contact

Name: Matt Pick
Email: matt@alcheratechnologies.com
Telephone: +44 7976437860

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: LOT-0000
Related Lot: LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 63712710
Description: Traffic monitoring services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKE4
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PDLP-7359-HBHJ
Name: Alchera Technologies

Related lots

LOT-0000

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: 108010 - Provision of Highway Congestion Data
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 9 Sept 2026, 01:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale: Not required

Period

Starts: 9 Sept 2026, 01:00
Ends: 8 Sept 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 10 Sept 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Option to extend contract for two additional terms of 12 months each. The extensions shall depend on successful deliveries of previous contracts.

Value

Including VAT: 225,000
Amount: 187,500
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096909-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096909-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 11:34
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 2DE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

036322-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 21 Apr 2026, 17:00
063732-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 7 Jul 2026, 15:01
096909-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 11:34

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

West Yorkshire Combined Authority awarded and signed a contract with Alchera Technologies for highway congestion data covering West Yorkshire’s major and minor road networks. The contract began on 9 September 2026, with an initial one-year term and options for two further 12-month extensions.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete / active contractEvidence: Tender status is "complete"; award and contract status are "active".
Contract signatureSigned on 9 September 2026Evidence: Contract field dateSigned is 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z.
Contract start9 September 2026Evidence: Contract period startDate is 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096909-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e7
First published: 7 Jul 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 12:56
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award for Lot LOT-0000 was made to Alchera Technologies. The published contract value is £187,500 excluding VAT (£225,000 including VAT).

Market significance

This is a public-sector traffic-monitoring data services contract supporting transport planning, traffic management, investment decisions, and programme evaluation in West Yorkshire.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Alchera Technologies

98% confidence

Award 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · 187500 GBP · active

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Award 1 names Alchera Technologies as supplier and relates to LOT-0000; the contract linked to Award 1 has a value of £187,500 excluding VAT.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete / active contract

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Tender status is "complete"; award and contract status are "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed on 9 September 2026

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Contract field dateSigned is 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z.

Contract start

99% confidence

9 September 2026

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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£187,500

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Contract value amount is 187500 GBP; award value is also 187500 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£225,000

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Contract value amountGross is 225000 GBP.

Lot-level value

99% confidence

Not published

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LOT-0000 has no value amount in the supplied data.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

98% confidence

21 April 2026

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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-04-21.

Award date

99% confidence

2 July 2026

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Award record 1 has award_date 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z.

Contract award notice published

98% confidence

7 July 2026

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Release history records a Contract award notice dated 2026-07-07.

Contract signed and started

99% confidence

9 September 2026

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Contract dateSigned and period startDate are both 2026-09-09.

Initial contract end

99% confidence

8 September 2027

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Contract period endDate is 2027-09-08T23:59:59+01:00.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Contract document and release history date the Contract details notice 2026-10-14.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Highway congestion data for major and minor road networks in West Yorkshire

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Tender description specifies congestion data across major and minor West Yorkshire road networks.

Data coverage

94% confidence

Historical data from 2019 to contract start, plus future data through the contract end

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Tender description states historical coverage from 2019 and future provision from contract start to end.

Service classification

99% confidence

Traffic monitoring services (CPV 63712710)

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Award item classification is CPV 63712710, Traffic monitoring services.

Delivery area

98% confidence

West Yorkshire

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Award delivery address region is UKE4 and the requirement is expressly for West Yorkshire.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".

Lot structure

99% confidence

One published lot: LOT-0000

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Tender lists LOT-0000 and the award relates to that lot.

Competition and evaluation information

99% confidence

Not published

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The supplied notice data contains no bid count, bidder list, scores, ranking, or evaluation rationale.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

9 September 2026 to 8 September 2027

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Contract period startDate and endDate specify these dates.

Extension options

99% confidence

Up to two additional 12-month terms, conditional on successful prior deliveries

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Renewal description specifies two additional 12-month terms dependent on successful deliveries.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

10 September 2029

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Contract maxExtentDate is 2029-09-10T23:59:59+01:00.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

98% confidence

A single-supplier, single-lot traffic-data award with optional annual extensions

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One supplier is named for LOT-0000; the contract provides two possible 12-month extensions.

Use case

98% confidence

Supports traffic management, planning, policy and investment decisions, and programme monitoring and evaluation

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These intended uses are stated in the tender description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e7
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

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Buyer party is named West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Leeds, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Leeds, LS1 2DE.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Alchera Technologies

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Supplier party and Award 1 identify Alchera Technologies.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Supplier address lists Cambridge, CB2 1NN.

Published supplier classification

99% confidence

SME

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Supplier details record scale as "sme".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal decision window

91% confidence

By the initial end date of 8 September 2027

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The initial term ends on 8 September 2027 and extensions are optional; this is a date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

Potential maximum duration

97% confidence

Up to approximately three years

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Tender description states a one-year initial term plus up to 24 months of annual extensions; maxExtentDate is 10 September 2029.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity status

98% confidence

Supplier name is unverified against Companies House

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supplier_identity_status is "not_applicable" and no verified company name or number is supplied; the source identifies the supplier through a GB-PPON identifier.

Published award information

99% confidence

Contract signature, dates, value and extension terms are explicitly published

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The contract record provides dateSigned, period dates, net and gross values, and renewal description.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No lot title or description, lot-level value, bid count, evaluation detail, or pricing breakdown

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These fields are absent or null in the supplied lot, award and contract data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplier’s legal identity has not been independently verified through Companies House in the supplied data; Alchera Technologies is reported as the published supplier name.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, individual lot pricing, and detailed pricing or performance metrics.
The source does not publish a lot title or lot-specific description beyond the overall requirement.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the West Yorkshire highway congestion data contract?

Alchera Technologies was named as the supplier for Award 1 and Lot LOT-0000.

What is the contract value?

The published value is £187,500 excluding VAT and £225,000 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The initial term runs from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2027, with options for two additional 12-month terms.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Provision of Highway Congestion Data

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Alchera Technologies

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

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Traceable procurement data

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