The power of connected living

New ideas and technology are changing the way people interact with their environment. We can help you create interconnected urban living environments. CCS Smart Solutions can help you create smart cities and connected places, transforming your data into sustainable, user-focused solutions. Our services can help individuals, communities and governments to:

  • achieve net zero targets with reduced pollution levels across communities
  • improve infrastructure, mobility, and connectivity
  • reduce energy usage
  • enhance citizen engagement and improve quality of life
  • increase digital equity and data-based decision making

We work with organisations such as the National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure to help you stay secure online.

Smart cities and transport solutions

Whether it’s monitoring and improving air quality, delivering connected public transport, or supporting sustainable transport routes, we’re here to drive smart transport solutions for you. We can help you deliver your smart city initiatives by improving connectivity and enabling the smart, sustainable and safe movement of goods and people.

Our Transport Technology and Associated Services (TTAS) framework provides a one stop shop for all your smart city transport needs – with 76 approved suppliers offering market ready solutions combined with consultancy to shape your local transport strategies.

How to buy

Our TTAS framework offers direct award and further competition as procurement routes. For more information about what’s on offer, the benefits to using the framework and what you can buy through this agreement, watch our on-demand webinar.

Watch our short video – from finding efficient ways to keep pedestrians safe to sourcing electric vehicles for carbon net zero initiatives we support your procurement to become smarter, cleaner and safer when procuring your transport services

 

Power your smart city procurement with our transport technology solutions

  • Which smart city solutions are available under TTAS framework

    • from finding efficient ways to keep pedestrians safe to sourcing electric vehicles for carbon net zero initiatives, our Transport Technology and Associated Services (TTAS) framework supports your procurement to become smarter, cleaner and safer, when procuring your transport services
    • TTAS offers a wide range of transport technology products and services
      • access to transport consultancy
      • real time data services
      • lighting
      • parking and traffic control solutions
      • sensors, cameras, control systems
  • Key benefits of Transport Technology and Associated Services framework

    • the framework’s data services and transport solutions allow you to collect, analyse, design and deliver your own transport management plans and strategies
    • we have expertise and knowledge of transport technologies and the public sector, from consultancy through to implementation we are here to help
    • our suppliers are pre-qualified and assured to reduce any supply chain risk
    • as well as funding opportunities for some initiatives, TTAS offers market rates and product prices cheaper than those offered on the open market
    • plus, these rates are fixed for the initial term of the framework, to enable a shorter procurement cycle
  • Why choose CCS for smart transport solutions procurement

    • we do all the upfront work – selecting market leading suppliers, conducting due diligence and agreeing on the T & Cs of business
    • our category team is here to offer you advice on the latest market trends and review of procurement approaches
    • our service is free to use for public sector organisations and can support pre-procurement early market engagement activities to support knowledge gathering
    • we provide procurement tools like our government eMarketplace and eSourcing tool
    • 47% of our TTAS framework suppliers are from SMEs, to support regional and local procurement initiatives contributing to your social value agenda

Examples of customer savings

“We helped 9 education customers save £161,500 on IT hardware such as laptops, tablets and projectors (using the Technology Products 2 framework).”

“43 police forces have saved £250,000 on IT hardware through an aggregated procurement.” 

“Through an aggregated further competition we helped 12 customers save an average 69% on their mobile voice and data connections compared to the prices they were paying – equivalent to £1.9 million over a 2 year period.”

 

“Five fire and rescue services saved almost £497,000 on IT hardware through our Technology Products 2 agreement.”

“Using G-Cloud, Croydon Council streamlined its software packages by moving to one cloud-based system, and saved £250,000, enabling more flexible and outcome-focused service delivery.”

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