A major Irish city is renewing its traffic camera video platform, mirroring EU moves to modernise CCTV and intelligent transport infrastructure.
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Dublin City Council has gone to market for a full renewal of the video platform that underpins its roadside cameras. The council’s Traffic Video Management System Project, published on 24th December 2025, covers equipment supply, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance support for the city’s traffic monitoring cameras, with options to extend the contract based on performance and need. The move places Dublin alongside a wave of European authorities upgrading the video systems that sit at the core of modern traffic management.
The contract notice is focused on a single, central aim: renewing the council’s video management system for traffic monitoring cameras. This is not a minor tweak, but a replacement of the system that aggregates and manages video feeds from the city’s roadside network.
The scope set out by Dublin City Council is broad:
By bundling supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance into a single procurement, the council is seeking continuity from deployment through to day-to-day operation. The explicit reference to extension options based on performance and need signals a focus on measurable service outcomes over the life of the system, rather than a simple one-off capital purchase.
Dublin’s decision to renew its traffic video platform comes as other public bodies are treating video and communications systems as critical traffic infrastructure in their own right.
In November 2025, Warrington Borough Council published a contract notice for a CCTV Maintenance Service that explicitly links public-space cameras with an Urban Traffic Management system, town hall facilities and parking areas. That contract emphasises 24/7 maintenance, reactive and preventative support, and the need to keep the network operational at all times.
In Glasgow, a contract published in November 2025 shows a similar evolution. Glasgow City Council is procuring Clyde Tunnel Communication Services, including a new video management system as part of an integrated suite with public address, voice alarm and radio rebroadcast systems, plus electrical remediation in pedestrian underpasses. Here, video is one element in a broader safety and communications architecture for a key transport asset.
At national level, Transport Infrastructure Ireland signalled in July 2025 that it plans a new framework for Intelligent Transport Systems Equipment Supply, covering signs, monitoring systems and communication devices. This links roadside monitoring directly to the equipment that informs drivers and manages flows on the strategic road network.
Taken together, these examples show how video, communications and control systems are increasingly procured and managed as an integrated whole. Dublin’s focus on its central traffic video platform fits that pattern, even though its notice remains tightly framed around video management and support.
Across Europe, recent tenders underline how video is being woven into intelligent traffic management strategies, often with explicit environmental and safety goals.
In August 2025, the municipality of Alcúdia in Spain issued a notice for a Video Camera System for Traffic Management. That project covers supply, installation and maintenance of an intelligent video camera system capable of licence plate reading, vehicle geopositioning, real-time interconnectivity and data storage on a secure cloud server. The specification links video capture directly to location data and connectivity.
In September 2025, the municipality of Miercurea-Ciuc in Romania went further with an Intelligent Traffic Management System procurement that explicitly links a video traffic monitoring system to goals of enhancing urban mobility and safety, and reducing congestion and pollution. The contract includes procurement of equipment, installation and configuration of the video system as part of a wider traffic management platform.
Elsewhere in September 2025, Statutární město Jihlava in the Czech Republic launched an Active Traffic Management System project. It centres on a new information system for a Central Technical Dispatching function, with hardware, licences and maintenance services aimed at enhancing traffic management and monitoring.
Budapest’s roads authority, Budapest Közút, issued a September 2025 notice for ITS Field Equipment Maintenance. That contract covers operation and maintenance of elements of the capital’s Intelligent Transportation System, including traffic monitoring, parking management and optical fibre networks, under defined budget and invoicing rules.
On the strategic road network, Finland’s Fintraffic Tie Oy is seeking, through a November 2025 framework for Technical Systems Services for Road Traffic, planning, implementation, maintenance and development services for technical control systems. Bidders can compete for individual areas of work, reflecting a modular approach to system evolution.
In Plovdiv, Bulgaria, a November 2025 notice from Organizatsiya i Kontrol na Transporta for Traffic Management System Support focuses on the post-warranty phase: technical software maintenance, repair and development services, plus software and hardware support, equipment upgrades, spare parts and staff training.
Against this backdrop, Dublin’s move to refresh its video management layer is part of a wider shift. Authorities are not just installing cameras; they are investing in the systems that connect, control and sustain those assets over time.
The structure of Dublin’s procurement — combining capital works with maintenance support and potential extensions — echoes a broader trend in CCTV and video management contracts across sectors.
In July 2025, Stichting Talland College in the Netherlands went to market with a CCTV System Replacement project involving cameras, central equipment and a software solution for managing footage, all delivered under a supply and maintenance agreement with a single contractor.
France’s Aquitanis, in an October 2025 notice, set out a framework for a Video Surveillance and Access Control System, covering supply, installation and maintenance in a single agreement. Similarly, Denmark’s rail operator DSB launched a November 2025 Video Surveillance Framework Agreement seeking a multi-year deal with a single supplier to provide, install, support and service video surveillance equipment and systems.
Other buyers are using renewals as an opportunity to modernise ageing infrastructure. At the International Market of Rungis near Paris, SEMMARIS is procuring a Video Protection System Overhaul involving complete renewal and modernisation of video infrastructure, from technical studies through to installation, testing and training. Düsseldorf Airport GmbH’s August 2025 notice for a Video Management System Renewal highlights integration with existing infrastructure and compliance with high security and data protection standards.
Urban authorities are also renewing and extending legacy camera networks. Digne-les-Bains in France is procuring Urban Video Protection System Services for the evolution and maintenance of its system, including equipment supply, infrastructure work, implementation and maintenance. Rotterdam is establishing a framework for CCTV Systems for Parking Facilities, covering management, maintenance and installation in parking garages and bicycle parking areas.
Dublin’s procurement sits squarely within this lifecycle-focused model. By committing not only to install a new traffic video management platform but also to support and potentially extend it based on performance, the council is signalling that reliability and long-term operability are central objectives.
The Dublin contract notice is concise, and many technical details of the new video management system are not yet public. What is clear is that the council is aligning its traffic monitoring infrastructure with a wider European pattern: treating video and related systems as strategic assets that require integrated supply, commissioning and maintenance arrangements.
As the procurement progresses, key questions will include how the new system interfaces with other traffic control tools, what performance measures are used to trigger contract extensions, and how maintenance support is structured over time. For other authorities and suppliers watching this space, Dublin’s project will be another reference point in the ongoing reshaping of urban traffic management around robust, centrally managed video platforms.
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