Published date: 8 October 2025

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


Closing: 4 September 2025, 7pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

tender_499797/1522746

Published date

8 October 2025

Closing date

4 September 2025

Closing time

7pm

Contract start date

7 October 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

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

This project aims to address these challenges:
Aim (1) Quantify the performance of vehicle safety technologies "in the field" (i.e. as close as possible to actual, not ideal or "perfect use") and forecast KPI1 trends under different scenarios for input to (1) an updated RTZH model and (2) a future Safety Outcome Model to inform more accurate target setting.
Aim (2) Deliver practical evidence-based recommendations for interventions that National Highways can use to influence uptake of in-vehicle technologies that will make the biggest difference to KSI outcomes on the SRN;
These aims will be achieved via the delivery of two work packages (not including the inception/mobilisation phase which is also outlined in the description of service)
- Work Package 1 - Trends in technology uptake and safety outcomes
- Work Package 2 - User segmentation, influences and policy levers.
The Road to Zero Harm project and Safety Outcome Model projects identified gaps in our understanding of the trends in uptake and impacts of in-vehicle safety technologies. The RTZH model relies on several assumptions about usage and effectiveness of in-vehicle safety technologies. Our confidence in the validity of these assumptions is low because:
- Recent press coverage indicates usage may be overestimated due to issues affecting user acceptance (e.g. people turning off lane keep assist because they perceive it as annoying and potentially dangerous - https://www.brake.org.uk/get-involved/take-action/mybrake/knowledge-centre/reports/vehicle-safety-systems-and-the-future-of-driving).
- The effectiveness estimates were also based on effects estimated for whole of England (not just SRN) as part of the work to develop the GSR legislation for Europe (which is now quite old and doesn't allow for differentiating effects by road features, traffic mix and speeds).
- Lack of trend data on the uptake and usage of these technologies also prevented us including in-vehicle safety technology in the Safety Outcome model.

Award information

Awarded date

4 September 2025

Contract start date

7 October 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£84,757.37

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Atkins Jacobs Joint Venture

Address

London

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

National Highways

Address

Three Snowhill
Birmingham
B4 6GA
England

Email

SPaTS3@nationalhighways.co.uk