# Connected and Autonomous Plant

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Highways England
- Contract winner: [TRL](/contract-winners/trl/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £249,999
- Tender value: £249,999
- Award date: 29 March 2019
- Published: 29 March 2019
- Contract start: 1 April 2019
- Contract end: 28 February 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: add0b37e-00c5-47d7-9564-530a00360bb5-279368
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0b624e92-9e4a-40d4-b4dc-a88b5e98873e

## Description

Highways England \('the Employer'\) is looking to set up a contract for the provision of services to support the development of Connected and Autonomous Construction Plant\. The aim of this Task is to work collaboratively with the industry to jointly develop a vision and roadmap for the staged implementation of connectivity and automation, to demonstrate the practical advances already achieved in this area, and to stimulate further development\. This will ultimately provide a safer and more efficient environment for construction and maintenance schemes\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/add0b37e-00c5-47d7-9564-530a00360bb5-279368)