AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cambridgeshire County Council awarded its Vehicle Speed and Routing Data (2026-29) requirement to COMPASS IOT LIMITED. The award covers a web-based platform for analysing connected-vehicle speed and routing data to support highway operations and road-safety decisions.
Published outcomeAward announced to COMPASS IOT LIMITED under an open below-threshold competition. The award record is active, but the notice records a future signature date of 30 October 2026; it should not be described as a signed contract.
Market significanceThis is a £75,000 net (£90,000 gross) three-year public-sector data and analytics award for connected-vehicle insights across the UK.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COMPASS IOT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 75000 GBP · Verified legal supplier; awarded supplier
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Award 1 names Compass IoT Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 14594864 to verified company name COMPASS IOT LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and the published document is a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled; signature not evidenced
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-30T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned service period
98% confidence3 November 2026 to 2 November 2029
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-03 and endDate 2029-11-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£75,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 75000 GBP.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£90,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 90000 GBP.
Published maximum opportunity value
96% confidence£75,000
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Process value_max is 75000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 081108-2026 published at 2026-08-26T10:23:34+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence2 October 2026, 17:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-10-02T17:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice 098157-2026 was published at 2026-10-16T16:20:49+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence30 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-30T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence3 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-03.
Planned contract end
98% confidence2 November 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2029-11-02.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWeb-based connected-vehicle speed and routing analytics platform
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The description seeks a web-based platform enabling public-sector officers to interrogate connected vehicle data on vehicle speeds and routing.
Decision-use context
99% confidenceHighway operations and road safety
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The buyer states that insights are required to support decisions relating to highway operations and road safety.
Geographic analysis capability
98% confidenceAnalysis from specific road sections to entire settlements
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The description requires insights at different geographic levels, including a specific road section or an entire settlement.
Required speed metrics
99% confidenceAverage speed, 85th-percentile speed, observation count and standard deviation
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These metrics are explicitly listed in the procurement description.
Service classifications
99% confidenceData analysis services; data collection and collation services
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Award item classifications list CPV 72316000 and 72314000.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "open".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - open competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - open competition".
Lots
98% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data contains Lot 1; award 1 is related to Lot 1.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
98% confidenceThree years
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The stated period is 3 November 2026 to 2 November 2029; the description also refers to the next three years.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Lot allocation
99% confidenceAward 1 covers Lot 1
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Award relatedLots and item relatedLot both identify Lot 1.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown
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The published notice supplies award totals but no pricing breakdown or payment structure.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand profile
94% confidenceA specialist traffic-data analytics requirement combining data access, web-platform capability and public-sector decision support.
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The scope requires a web-based platform for interrogating connected-vehicle speed and routing data for highway operations and road safety.
Award scale
98% confidence£75,000 excluding VAT across the planned three-year period.
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Award value is £75,000 excluding VAT and the planned period runs from November 2026 to November 2029.
Market access route
99% confidenceOpen below-threshold competition.
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The procurement method and detail are recorded as open and "Below threshold - open competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
99% confidenceThe source is an active award record and award notice, but it also schedules signature for 30 October 2026. The published data does not evidence a signed contract.
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Award status is active; milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
98% confidenceInformation on bids, scores, evaluation and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.
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No such fields are present in the supplied process or award data.
Value basis
97% confidenceThe award includes net and gross figures, but no further pricing or value-basis detail is published.
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Award value gives amount £75,000 and amountGross £90,000; process value_basis is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not evidence that the scheduled signature occurred; the award should not be presented as a signed or concluded contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder identities other than the awardee, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal-option, pricing-breakdown or payment-term information is supplied.
- The estimated recompetition point is derived solely from the published end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cambridgeshire County CouncilCOMPASS IOT LIMITEDvehicle speed datarouting dataconnected vehicle dataroad safety analyticshighway operationspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Vehicle Speed and Routing Data contract?
COMPASS IOT LIMITED, verified under company number 14594864, is named as the supplier for Award 1.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £75,000 excluding VAT and £90,000 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied award notice does not evidence signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 30 October 2026.
When is the planned service period?
The published award period runs from 3 November 2026 to 2 November 2029.
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.