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One or more suppliers on this contract have also made political donations. See supplier details below.
National Highways is the government company responsible for maintaining and operating the major road network in England. An opportunity has been published to potential suppliers and the scope of works that could be delivered through the SPaTS3 Framework is shown below.
The Suppliers will be expected to provide road transport-related technical consultancy, engineering advice, research and innovation services. The services required come under the following headings:
a) asset operation, maintenance, assurance and performance b) business support (in key areas of specialist / technical support) c) communications and data transfer d) customer insight research, market research and publicity e) design standards manuals and departures f) economics, statistics and transport modelling g) enforcement policy h) environmental i) geotechnical engineering j) Health, Safety & Well being, security, road safety and vehicle restraint k) highway structures l) identity & image m) incident management and traffic officer service n) intelligent transport o) management information systems p) network resilience q) pavement engineering r) pilots and trials s) post implementation evaluation t) quality management u) risk and value management v) road user behaviour w) strategic transport planning and policy x) sustainability y) traffic signals and road lighting z) transport engineering
There will be a maximum of 6 suppliers appointed. It is expected that the successful suppliers will utilise a diverse supply chain to provide specialist support in the required areas.
Work under the framework may be awarded following mini-competition, following a single response to a request for expressions of interest or through a direct award to a single supplier.
The main site of performance of the activities is England. However, successful suppliers may be requested to work outside of England in support of the organisations enabled to use this framework, as noted in the additional information.
Further details of the requirements of the topic areas and the processes to award work are included in the tender documents.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amey OW Limited | 01922327 | ~£495,000,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Lot 1 | - |
| Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited | 02212959 | ~£495,000,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Lot 1 | - |
| AtkinsRéalis UK Limited | 00688424 | ~£495,000,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Lot 1 | DONOR£35K across 1 donation To: Labour Housing Group LOBBYIST Inflect Partners Limited (8 quarters) |
| Costain Limited | 00610201 | ~£495,000,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Lot 1 | LOBBYIST Bradshaw Advisory Ltd (1 quarter) Headland Consultancy Limited (1 quarter) |
| Jacobs U.K. Limited. | 02594504 | ~£495,000,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Lot 1 | - |
| Ove Arup & Partners Limited | 01312453 | ~£495,000,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Lot 1 | LOBBYIST iNHouse Communications Limited (6 quarters) 5654 & Company Limited (1 quarter) FORMER MP Caroline Flint— Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (former) |
| WSP UK Limited | 01383511 | ~£495,000,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Lot 1 | LOBBYIST Brevia Ltd (3 quarters) |
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 63 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 2,160 days (≈5.9 yrs) | £495,000,000 | 9 | Jacobs U.K. Limited. Costain Limited AtkinsRéalis UK Limited WSP UK Limited Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited Ove Arup & Partners Limited Amey OW Limited | active |
Weightings from the notice.
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £6,296,213,320 in 45,407 payments (over £25k) from Department for Transport, DEFRA, Ministry of Defence, BEIS, Department for Education and 43 more public bodies (2010-04-20 to 2026-06-25).
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
This corrigendum corrects details of the awarded contracts.
AtkinsRéalis and Jacobs UK were awarded a single contract as a group of economic operators.
Each of the six awarded contracts have a nominal value of £495,000,000 to represent that each supplier has an opportunity to obtain a share of the full framework value of £495,000,000.
Published by the buyer on this notice. Details change and are not updated here.