Framework Agreement - Is This a Solution Too Far?

This article describes how the procurement of traffic management technology is about to undergo a major change. Local authorities are confident it will simplify their procurement procedures but suppliers are wary. The efficiency of public sector procurement has been in the spotlight recently and the current focus on public spending cuts has made it an even more tricky area for local authorities. So the new framework agreement for traffic management technology should provide local authorities with quicker and better value access to the market.

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• Authors:
  • Debell, Carol
• Publication Date: 2011-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 278-280
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 52
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway traffic control; Local transportation; Procurement; Suppliers; Technological innovations; Traffic control centers; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01350085
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 18 2011 10:40AM