Notice Information
Notice Title
Maintenance and Response Contract 2 (M&R2)
Notice Description
This notice relates to the procurement of the second iteration of Maintenance and Response (M&R) contracts. The M&R contracts support the effective operation, maintenance and resilience of the Strategic Road Network (SRN), which is one of the biggest and most important pieces of infrastructure in the country. The SRN is comprised of more than 4500 miles of motorways and major A roads which are at the core of our national transport system. National Highways is looking for suitable contractors to provide and undertake: - Cyclical maintenance - Reactive maintenance to address urgent repairs - Incident response - Severe weather operations and winter maintenance - Operational roadside technology maintenance and schemes - Small asset renewal works such as road markings, soft estate, lighting, road restraint systems and fencing. National Highways are looking to engage with the supply chain regarding contractual and procurement options associated with this procurement. Further details can be found in the supporting Information Memorandum, and in any future UK4 Tender Notice and the associated procurement documents once published. The Information Memorandum can be found here: https://highways.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/NationalHighwaysProcurement-MaterialforExternalRelease/ETuQvycgzPdNtqbsikUFbLkBx6liW_5hk7ooKyYRwmiiQQ?e=lomB2D
Planning Information
This notice is issued by National Highways, inviting suppliers to participate in a market engagement event scheduled for 16/01/2026 and to be held in-person in Birmingham. To submit an expression of interest, please contact the mr2procurement@nationalhighways.co.uk inbox, stating that you wish to attend and providing the email addresses of up to 3 attendees. You will then be contacted in early January 2026 with an invite to the event. Please submit your expression of interest by 19/12/2025. Please note, the venue has limited capacity and therefore invites will be allocated in order of receipt. Furthermore, depending on the number of expressions of interest received, National Highways reserves the right to reduce the number of attendees per organisation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058440
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079815-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
34993100 - Tunnel lighting
45221248 - Tunnel linings construction work
45233130 - Construction work for highways
45233139 - Highway maintenance work
45233140 - Roadworks
45233141 - Road-maintenance works
45233210 - Surface work for highways
45310000 - Electrical installation work
45316200 - Installation of signalling equipment
50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
50312600 - Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
50312610 - Maintenance of information technology equipment
50312620 - Repair of information technology equipment
50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
63712300 - Bridge and tunnel operation services
63712320 - Tunnel operation services
71300000 - Engineering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Dec 2025Today
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Mar 20272 years to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2028 - 28 Feb 2036 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- info@nationalhighways.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 6GA
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079815-2025
4th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047913-2025
12th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047903-2025
12th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047898-2025
12th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047889-2025
12th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047298-2025
8th August 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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