The agreement includes all maintenance, equipment and installation. The contract is scheduled to begin in September 2016 and will run for five years with a three year extension against tightly managed key performance targets.
The five councils, Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council, Luton Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council, have a combined total of 825 traffic signals (junctions and pedestrian crossings). Joining forces to produce a single tender has helped them reduce costs and improve efficiency.