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National Spatial Planning Contract 2026

National Highways Limited

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

Award

05 Feb 2026 at 10:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
AwardUpdate

04 Dec 2025 at 12:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
AwardUpdate

04 Dec 2025 at 10:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

04 Dec 2025 at 10:32

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

23 Jul 2025 at 16:12

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

14 May 2025 at 14:12

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

13 May 2025 at 15:59

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Spatial Planning Contract 2026 executed by National Highways Limited has progressed to the award stage, having been signed on 18th February 2026. The initiative is focused on procuring consultancy services for spatial planning, replacing the existing NEC 4 Professional Service Contracts, with a new term lasting five years and potential extensions up to three additional years. This contract supports National Highways' role as a statutory consultee in planning processes and is divided into regional lots covering the North, Midlands & East, and South of the UK. Key partners like WSP UK Limited, AECOM Limited, and Jacobs U.K. Limited amongst others have been awarded contracts under a comprehensive open procedure. The procurement followed legal guidelines set by UKPGA 2023/54 and involves delivering technical advisory services for planning applications and documents, serving regions across the UK from Birmingham to Nottingham and London.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in management consultancy, urban planning, and traffic modelling. Large-scale enterprises with capabilities in providing expert technical advice and participating in statutory planning consultations stand to gain by integrating into this initiative, particularly those equipped to handle complex transport assessments and offer expert witness services. The contract's segmentation by region ensures that businesses can align their services with local planning needs, benefitting from engagement with a diverse array of projects as part of National Highways' strategic objectives. This could be particularly advantageous for organisations with established expertise and resources to meet the procurement's exacting quality and service standards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Spatial Planning Contract 2026

Notice Description

Delivery of National Spatial planning contracts from February 2026. Replacing the current NEC 4 Professional Service Contracts tendered in 2020, awarded in 2021 and expiring in February 2026. The replacement contracts will also be NEC 4 Professional Service Contracts starting in 2026, initially for five years but with the option to extend for a further three years. The key aim is to deliver contracts to purchase the technical services of consultants to help Spatial Planning Teams review planning applications, local plan documents and supplementary planning documents. This is to help fulfil National Highways obligation as a Statutory Consultee in the planning process. The consultants will provide technical advice across a large number of areas, including but not limited to reviewing transport assessments, reviewing traffic and transport models, undertaking traffic and transport modelling for National Highways, reviewing technical notes from applicants, attending examinations in public on behalf of NH and as an expert witness.

Lot Information

Spatial Planning North

Regional Spatial Planning North

Renewal: 3 times 1 year.

Spatial Planning Midlands and East

Regional Spatial Planning Midlands and East

Renewal: 3 times 1 year.

Spatial Planning South

Regional Spatial Planning South

Renewal: 3 times 1 year.

Planning Information

Suppliers interested in contributing to this market engagement are invited to submit their responses via the following Microsoft Forms link: https://forms.office.com/e/3AGG9dg0sX. Responses are requested by 28th May 2025. Please note that in order to bid for a National Highways contract you will need to be registered on our e-Sourcing portal. A guidance document will be distributed once we receive your contact details through the engagement form.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051249
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010333-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£81,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£81,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£26,666,666 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£26,666,666 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Feb 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
2 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
18 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
2033-06-30

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Highways Limited
Additional Buyers

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
4
Supplier Names

AECOM Limited

Jacobs U.K. Limited

SYSTRA Limited

WSP UK Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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