Notice Information
Notice Title
CPT_25_15 Road & structures engineering services contract
Notice Description
The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to Ridge & Partners LLP who will be expected to consult on road engineering assumptions underpinning the valuation of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in the National Highways (NH) accounts, including assessing the condition-based depreciation estimates. This contract has been direct awarded using Lot 1: Business of Crown Commercial Services Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3). The new contract will run for an initial period of 1 year from Tuesday 1st April 2025 until Tuesday 31st March 2026, with the option to further extend for a period of up to 4 years (4 periods of 12 months) until Sunday 31st March 2030 at the NAO's discretion. The estimated contract value will be PS375,000 inclusive of VAT over the 5 years duration. As of 1st April 2026, the contract will be extended for 12 months from Wednesday 1st April 2026 to Wednesday 31st March 2027.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4c42d998-a761-4efb-a6f0-8a1e750645c4
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f36ea96-838b-4b1c-a0e7-a8064a1e7e1f
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £375,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £375,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Mar 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
- 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 AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1W 9SP
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Pimlico North
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f36ea96-838b-4b1c-a0e7-a8064a1e7e1f
9th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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