Lane Rental Operations Sprint

Lane rental is easy to launch.Harder to operate.

In 12 weeks, we show whether GEO.works can reduce the operational workload and risk created by lane rental, without replacing the systems you already use.

Fixed scope Measurable outcomes Built around your existing systems
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Built for UK lane rental: permits, works, charges, waivers and conflicts coordinated in one operational view.
The real problem

A lane rental scheme sets the charges. It does not run the operation.

Once a scheme is live, teams still coordinate between highways, permitting, finance, legal and works promoters. Every permit has to be checked against charged streets and periods. Charges must be applied, waivers assessed, disputes defended, and the whole operation reported and audited.

When that work is spread across spreadsheets, inboxes and disconnected systems, authorities face:

  • Reconciling permits against charged streets and periods
  • Limited visibility of live works and conflicts
  • Manual charge and waiver decisions
  • Duplicate data entry across systems
  • Inconsistent records between permitting and finance
  • Weak audit trail for charges and waivers
  • Growing reconciliation and reporting workload

A live scheme does not automatically mean a well-run operation.

The engagement

The Lane Rental Operations Sprint

A focused 12-week engagement to identify, test and measure where GEO.works can reduce the operational workload and risk of running a lane rental scheme.

Weeks 1–2

Understand

Map your lane rental workflow, systems, responsibilities and reporting. Establish the baseline for reconciliation effort, manual checks and charge and waiver handling, and agree the measures that matter.

Weeks 3–8

Configure & operate

Configure GEO.works around one agreed operational area. Your team runs permit checks, conflict detection, charge and waiver decisions and reporting within a controlled scope.

Weeks 9–12

Measure

Compare results against the original baseline. You receive a clear assessment of operational impact, remaining gaps and the business case for wider deployment.

What you get

Evidence, not another software demonstration.

The Sprint measures real improvement across your operation:

Time spent reconciling information
Manual reporting workload
Visibility of permits and works
Conflict and exception identification
Charge and waiver decision tracking
Charge accuracy and defensibility
Duplicate data entry
Audit history and management reporting
How it fits

Coordinate the process around your existing systems.

GEO.works does not replace the systems your authority already relies on. It provides the operational layer connecting permits, works, conflicts, charges, waivers and decisions.

Street Manager

Permits and works records

Existing GIS

Charged streets and mapping

Operational workflow and coordination

one.network

Network and traffic impact

Confirm

Asset and works management

Deliberately focused

One defined operational area.

Depending on your priorities, the Sprint focuses on a single area. For example:

Permit-to-charge reconciliation Charge and waiver decisions Conflict and exception management Works coordination on charged streets

The scope is deliberately controlled. This is not a disguised multi-year transformation project.

Meets you where you are

Built for authorities at every stage.

Preparing a scheme

Understand whether your processes, systems and data are ready to operate a lane rental scheme.

Recently launched

Test the operational workflow before the reconciliation and reporting workload builds up.

Managing a live scheme

Identify where manual checks, charge decisions and reporting are consuming time.

Scaling or reviewing

Improve coordination, charge defensibility and audit visibility without replacing existing systems.

A fixed, focused 12-week engagement.

  • Fixed scope
  • One authority
  • One agreed operational area
  • Configuration and onboarding
  • Team training included
  • Baseline and final assessment
  • Recommendation for wider deployment
Founding Authority fee
£15,000
+ VAT
Credited in full against an annual GEO.works subscription if you contract within 30 days of completing the Sprint.
Start here

See where your lane rental scheme is creating unnecessary workload.

Book a 30-minute Lane Rental Operational Review. We examine your current workflow, identify where friction and manual effort are building up, and determine together whether the 12-week Sprint is relevant.