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S30149 LCOR maintenance, improvements and MCI advisory

National Highways

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09 Sep 2026 at 07:46

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited commissioned development consultancy services to maintain and improve its Low Carbon Opportunities Register (LCOR), which records solutions for reducing carbon on National Highways schemes. The work covers routine register maintenance, assessment of new submissions, periodic review, improved workflows and automation, and support for wider carbon-management tools and guidance. The consultant will help standardise workshop templates and other materials, track uptake of carbon-saving solutions, transfer knowledge from internal teams and the supply chain, and provide specialist advice on maximum carbon intensities. Around 5–10% of the service concerns technical input to the structural-concrete carbon-intensity report. The service is delivered across National Highways schemes, with locations including the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. WSP UK Limited was selected on 7 September 2026 for £93,988.74 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 May 2027. The requirement was evaluated as development consultancy services, with the stated purpose of stabilising, streamlining and optimising LCOR and related carbon-management processes during a transitional period. The arrangement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The procurement had a submission deadline of 10 August 2026 at 19:00 UK time. The award is recorded as active, while the overall procurement status is complete.

This award indicates demand for consultants combining carbon-management consultancy, process improvement and practical knowledge transfer in a major highways programme. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need to maintain and assess a structured low-carbon opportunity register, improve workflows, support automation and produce guidance that project teams can apply consistently. Experience of carbon workshops, supply-chain engagement and tracking the uptake of carbon-saving measures would be relevant. The requirement also favours firms able to provide technically robust advice on maximum carbon intensities, particularly for structural concrete, including explaining when benchmark values may require additional cost. Suppliers should be able to work with internal teams, standardise tools and templates, and reduce the buyer’s reliance on external support through clear handover and sustainable processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

S30149 LCOR maintenance, improvements and MCI advisory

Notice Description

"The Client is undertaking work to improve the consistency and effectiveness of its carbon management processes across its programme. The Low Carbon Opportunities Register (LCOR) forms a key part of this approach as it highlights existing and new solutions to reduce carbon on NH schemes. The register requires ongoing maintenance, assessment of new opportunity submissions, and periodic review to ensure it remains accurate, accessible and aligned with the Client's carbon management system. The Service is required to support the routine operation of the LCOR and to develop improved and standardised processes that increase the uptake and effectiveness of carbon saving opportunities across NH schemes. This commission is intended as a time limited, transitional activity to stabilise, streamline and optimise LCOR and associated carbon management processes. A key objective is to progressively reduce reliance on support by simplifying workflows and increasing automation where possible. Knowledge transfer is an essential element of this contract. The Service also includes support to the Client in refining and standardising wider carbon management tools and guidance, including templates used in carbon workshops and other materials relied upon by project teams. The Consultant provides advice and recommendations to transfer learning from the Client's internal teams and the supply chain, ensuring that improvements are practical, efficient and capable of being adopted consistently across the programme. The Service will also provide insights on the tracking of uptake of the register, and the solutions within it across NH schemes. Approximately five to ten percent of the Service includes technical advice on maximum carbon intensities. This includes providing specialist input to ensure the final report for structural concrete is technically robust and clearly describes circumstances where suppliers may not be able to achieve benchmark values without additional cost to the Client."

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2e092e08-acd6-45e4-95f5-8186ee720753
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54aa4fd5-039a-4169-9f68-59f3ad632ccc
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73220000 - Development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£93,988 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£93,988 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Highways
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6GA
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WSP UK Limited

Further Information

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