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SEDPS-NH-0037-A52 Nottingham Active Community Engagement

National Highways

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21 Jul 2026 at 20:46

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured community engagement services for the recently constructed A52 Priory to QMC shared-use path in Nottingham. The work covers designing, delivering and evaluating engagement, activation and behaviour-change activities to increase walking and cycling on the route. It is intended to support greater use of active travel infrastructure and encourage some journeys to shift from car travel to walking or cycling. The requirement is classified as business and management consultancy, with a project-management element, and falls within services. Delivery is in Nottingham, in the East Midlands. The buyer is National Highways Limited, the company responsible for the strategic road network in England. The scope combines community outreach, active-travel promotion, behaviour-change work, project delivery and evaluation of results.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 17 July 2026 to The Sustainable Travel Collective. The award value is £69,554. The contract runs from 27 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. It was a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system, rather than an open tender. The submission deadline was 29 June 2026 at 5pm. Evaluation was for the overall service requirement, covering the design, delivery and assessment of community engagement and behaviour-change activity. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. National Highways is the buyer, and The Sustainable Travel Collective is the selected supplier. The award is active, with the contracted service focused on the A52 Priory to QMC shared-use path.

This award indicates demand from National Highways for specialist active-travel engagement around newly delivered infrastructure, rather than for construction of the path itself. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to combine community engagement with practical activation campaigns, behaviour-change expertise and the ability to work with local communities around a transport scheme. It would also need to design an evidenced approach and evaluate whether activities increase walking and cycling and influence travel choices. Experience of project management, stakeholder engagement and outcome evaluation would be relevant, alongside an understanding of shared-use paths and active-travel programmes. The successful supplier is an SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise, showing that a suitably structured smaller organisation can deliver this type of National Highways service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SEDPS-NH-0037-A52 Nottingham Active Community Engagement

Notice Description

Community engagement to increase walking and cycling participation along National Highways delivered infrastructure, specifically the recently constructed A52 Priory to QMC shared use path in Nottingham. The purpose of this call-off is to design, deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of community engagement, activation and behaviour change activities to support the outcomes of increased levels of active travel on the new A52 Priory to QMC shared use path constructed in 25/26 and potentially lead to a shift from car travel towards active travel for some journeys.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8b38ce17-e2b2-42c6-8a02-9ff321f0fbc1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7424863e-4978-4a87-9c3a-895cb3a3156a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£69,554 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£69,554 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 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
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sustainable Travel Collective

Further Information

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