Published date: 30 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 13 June 2025, 7pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£55,154

Procurement reference

tender_492514/1495629

Published date

30 June 2025

Closing date

13 June 2025

Closing time

7pm

Contract start date

27 June 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The M&R Contractor, for a given area or region, is responsible for all cyclical and reactive maintenance of civil and technology assets, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the Strategic Road Network (SRN), and operates under the guidance of a well-defined specification.
National Highways determines the asset needs and instructs the works to be undertaken by the M&R Contractor on an 'as required' basis. The M&R contract has specific payment mechanisms aligned to each workstream, for example Cost Reimbursable payment for work which cannot be well defined (e.g. incident response), Schedule of Rates for works which is well defined but the quantum may not be consistent (e.g. cyclic maintenance), to Lump Sum where the work and quantum is well understood (e.g. management of depots and winter fleet).
To enable effective external delivery, the contract documentation must clearly translate the standards, organisational approach and requirements of National Highways into operational delivery. The contract must provide clarity and certainty of what National Highways requires from its Contractor whilst delivering value for money by using the most favourable payments terms. The contract needs to clearly define 'what good looks like' and enable low-cost high-volume works to be consistently delivered. This should be in a timely and effective manner, to the right quality, evidenced for statutory defence, paid for and repeated on a consistent high-volume basis.
The specification is the key document in achieving this. It translates the standards and organisational approach and requirements into definable activities and is fundamental in enabling National Highways to comply with its statutory duties. It supports National Highways in managing network risk to provide a safe and serviceable SRN, while also delivering value to users, the specification can ensure that sustainability is a core consideration in all maintenance and inspection activities, contributing to the broader Net Zero agenda.
This task will support National Highways to further develop the specification and deliver the outcomes stated in GM701, for the next generation of M&R contracts, whilst ensuring our requirements can be delivered effectively and consistently through our commercial arrangements which are vital in meeting our Licence and legal obligations.

Award information

Awarded date

27 June 2025

Contract start date

27 June 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£55,154

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ove Arup

Address

London

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

National Highways

Address

199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
England

Email

SPaTS2@nationalhighways.co.uk