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National Roads Telecommunications Service 3 (NRTS3) Independent Assurance Review

National Highways

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05 Sep 2026 at 22:20

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured independent assurance reviews of models for the National Roads Telecommunications Service 3 (NRTS3) project. The requirement is a professional management consultancy service, focused on independently testing and assuring the models used for this national roads telecommunications project. The work is delivered across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. National Highways Limited is the buying organisation. The requirement was positioned as a call-off from Lot 8 of the Government Commercial Agency’s Management Consultancy Framework 4, so relevant suppliers would need to operate within, or have access to, the applicable framework route.

This procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The contract was awarded to Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Limited on 7 August 2026 for £65,000. The contract period runs from 10 August 2026 to 18 September 2026. The original tender submission deadline was 6 August 2026 at 23:59. The procurement category is services, and the evaluation concerned the supplier’s ability to provide independent assurance of the NRTS3 project models. The award is active. The buyer recorded the requirement as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations.

This requirement demonstrates demand from National Highways for specialist, independent review of models supporting a major roads telecommunications project. A credible competitor for similar work would need strong management consultancy capability, experience of independently assuring complex models, and the technical judgement to test assumptions, methodology, outputs and the reliability of evidence presented to decision-makers. It would also need to understand infrastructure or telecommunications programmes and work across a geographically extensive national roads estate. The selected supplier was a large infrastructure consultancy, indicating that scale, established assurance processes and the capacity to provide authoritative advice were relevant to the buyer. Experience of framework call-offs and public-sector governance would strengthen a supplier’s position when pursuing comparable requirements from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Roads Telecommunications Service 3 (NRTS3) Independent Assurance Review

Notice Description

Independent assurance of models for the National Roads Telecommunications Service 3 (NRTS3) project. Call off contract from Lot 8 of the Government Commercial Agency's Management Consultancy Framework 4.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4a336c05-e4fd-4530-86b6-b037c17f1acd
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/883ce98b-3552-4303-bd02-5a00c8d66519
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£65,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£65,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 18 Sep 2026 1-6 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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Turner & Townsend

Further Information

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