# T0647 Close Following

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by National Highways.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [National Highways](/buyers/national-highways/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Ove Arup & Partners Ltd - SPaTS](/suppliers/ove-arup-partners-ltd-spats/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £100,000
- Tender value: £100,000
- Award date: 30 January 2025
- Published: 5 February 2025
- Contract start: 29 January 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c188914b-78e3-4321-b474-caa9c497d9be-823557
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a161d20e-a8e7-4cd9-becf-d708f81d3210

## Description

National Highways is committed to reducing injuries resulting from Road Traffic Collisions \(RTC\)\. Early in 2015 Task 352 facilitated initial trials at an off-road facility to identify whether sensor technology could be developed to measure the frequency of - and enforce - close following offences\. At the time, four of the six systems showed potential\. Subsequently Task 520 subjected the promising prototype systems to further, and more complex, off-road trials\. These additional trials provided the system suppliers with important testing and development time at an off-road facility\. Trials were conducted using a greater number of vehicles, various vehicle types \(including motorbikes\) and more scenarios\. All four prototype systems involved in Task 520 were believed to be capable of supporting the on-road trials to gather data to understand the extent of the close following problem on the network\. SPATS Task 1-022 took the first equipment to a live roadside site and analysed the performance of the systems\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c188914b-78e3-4321-b474-caa9c497d9be-823557)