Published date: 24 November 2025

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


Closing: 3 November 2025, 7pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

tender_509404/1534286

Published date

24 November 2025

Closing date

3 November 2025

Closing time

7pm

Contract start date

1 December 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2027

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

National Highways is seeking specialist technical consultants to undertake the re-write of both GG 951 & GS 952 in line with the Manual for Development of Documents (MDD).
The update of both GG 951 & GS 952 is a requirement of the MDD v6.5 in which s20.6 states 'the first document review shall be scheduled for completion 4 years after the documents initial publication date, allowing up to a year for the changes to go through the governance process and be published within a 5-year cycle'.
Both GG 951 & GS 952 were initially published in August 2021, giving approximately 12 months until the review and update deadlines.

The existing T0634 undertaken in 2024/25 provided:
a) A review of the existing standards
b) Collating of feedback and known issues
c) Engagement with Industry Practice Bodies, Partner Organisations and Suppliers/Users
d) A high-level Document Development Plan (DDP)

Award information

Awarded date

12 November 2025

Contract start date

1 December 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2027

Total value of contract

£104,918.19

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Arcadis

Address

London

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

3 Snowhill
Birmingham
B4 6GA
England

Email

SPaTS3@nationalhighways.co.uk