Frameworks
A supplier's guide to the Transport Technology Framework (RM6347)
Chris FarthingCEOPublished
Contents
What is the Transport Technology framework?
The Transport Technology framework has replaced the Transport Technology and Associated Services (TTAS) agreement, which had been in place since 2019. As the name suggests, this framework helps public sector organisations buy a wide range of transport-related technologies and services, such as intelligent traffic systems, electric vehicle infrastructure, and data platforms to improve mobility and safety.
The framework reflects evolving transport priorities, especially around net zero targets, smart cities, and connected technologies. If your company offers forward-thinking transport solutions, this is a great route into working with local councils, highways authorities, and even emergency services.
When you can join
RM6347 is an open framework, which means it reopens to let new suppliers join rather than running a single application window. The second scheme, RM6347.2, is in progress now. GCA ran pre-market engagement from July 2026, is drafting procurement documents from November 2026, expects to publish the Find a Tender notice in December 2026, and expects to award in October 2027. GCA held supplier engagement sessions on 30 July and 21 September 2026 and has opened a form to register interest in the reopening. Existing suppliers can also apply for additional lots.
Is Transport Technology right for you?
This framework covers an unusually wide span, from consultancy through to street furniture, so the question is less whether you fit and more which of the fourteen lots you fit.
It is likely right if:
- You sell transport technology, infrastructure or services to local authorities, highways authorities, transport bodies or emergency services, and you can evidence delivery at that scale
- Your product covers one of the areas GCA has split out: parking, enforcement, EV and hydrogen charging, air quality monitoring, smart ticketing, traffic management, roadside equipment or street lighting
- You hold Cyber Essentials, or can get it before the tender closes. It is mandatory on all fourteen lots, with no exceptions
- You already work on Transport Technology and Associated Services, the framework RM6347 replaced, and need a route onto its successor
It is probably not right if:
- Your transport work is entirely private sector, with no public sector references to evidence
- You are a general IT or technology supplier with no transport-specific offer. The lots are defined by transport use rather than by technology type, and a generic capability will struggle to evidence against any of them
- You need work in the next few months. The second scheme does not award until October 2027, and the framework is closed to new suppliers until then
One thing to be realistic about. There are already 197 suppliers on this framework, spread across the lots. A place is permission to compete rather than a pipeline, and the lots with the broadest scope are the most crowded. If your offer sits in one of the narrower sub-lots, that is usually a better bet than the lot that looks biggest.
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Transport Technology lot structure
| Lot | Services | Mandatory certification |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | Transport Professional Services | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 2 | Transport Data Services | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 3 | Parking Management | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 4 | Environmental Monitoring and Climate Resilience | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 5 | Enforcement, Security and Compliance | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 6 | Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 7a | Transport System Integration | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 7b | Smart Ticketing | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 7c | Transport Network Management | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 8a | Network Devices | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 8b | Cabinets, Furniture, Storage and Ancillaries | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 8c | Lighting and Electrical | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 8d | Traffic Management Technologies | Cyber Essentials |
| Lot 8e | Detectors, Informing and Communication Technologies | Cyber Essentials |
Which lot suits your business?
These are the supplier types each lot is typically built around. The financial standing and certification requirements in the table above are the hard gates: they decide which lots you can bid for before anything else is considered.
| Lot | Common supplier types |
|---|---|
| Lot 1Transport Professional Services | Transport consultancies, feasibility and scheme design specialists. |
| Lot 2Transport Data Services | Traffic and mobility data platforms, passenger counting and journey analytics. |
| Lot 3Parking Management | Parking enforcement, back office and permit system suppliers. |
| Lot 4Environmental Monitoring and Climate Resilience | Air quality, noise and flood monitoring suppliers, and climate resilience specialists. |
| Lot 5Enforcement, Security and Compliance | ANPR, speed enforcement, bus lane and compliance technology suppliers. |
| Lot 6Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure | EV and hydrogen charging infrastructure providers. |
| Lot 7aTransport System Integration | Systems integrators joining transport platforms together. |
| Lot 7bSmart Ticketing | Smart ticketing and fare collection suppliers. |
| Lot 7cTransport Network Management | Urban traffic and network management platform suppliers. |
| Lot 8aNetwork Devices | Network and communications device manufacturers. |
| Lot 8bCabinets, Furniture, Storage and Ancillaries | Street furniture, cabinet and enclosure manufacturers. |
| Lot 8cLighting and Electrical | Street and highway lighting and electrical contractors. |
| Lot 8dTraffic Management Technologies | Signals, signs, barriers and traffic control equipment suppliers. |
| Lot 8eDetectors, Informing and Communication Technologies | Detector, sensor and roadside communications suppliers. |
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The framework reopens as RM6347.2, with the tender notice expected in December 2026. Book a call and we will tell you which lots fit and what to have ready.
