Planning

ETM Incursion Warning Radar System - Product Purchase including National Rollout

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

22 Oct 2025 at 14:44

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

17 Sep 2025 at 13:53

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Highways is planning a procurement process for an "ETM Incursion Warning Radar System – Product Purchase including National Rollout". This tender falls under the industry categories of safety equipment, alarm systems, radar detectors, radar, and detection apparatus. The procurement is still in the planning stage, with a future notice date scheduled for 1st March 2026. The initiative primarily seeks to enhance safety for Traffic Officer Vehicles across regions in the United Kingdom, such as UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKI, UKJ, and UKK, with delivery locations also reaching Bulgaria and Spain. An engagement phase commenced with a milestone scheduled for completion by 23rd November 2025, including pre-market notice activities via questionnaire and technical specifications review.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in producing and supplying compatible safety devices. The project, valued at approximately £5 million, aims for national rollout over a contract period from September 2026 to August 2031, with potential renewals extending to 2035. This tender particularly suits small and medium enterprises (SMEs) capable of supplying, fitting, and servicing radar devices in addition to software updates and calibration services. Engaging in this tender could catapult growth for businesses that specialise in innovative safety and detection systems, with National Highways welcoming suppliers that can deliver compliant, tested radar solutions for enhanced road and traffic safety. The use of an open procurement method ensures transparency and invites broad participation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ETM Incursion Warning Radar System - Product Purchase including National Rollout

Notice Description

Safety is one of National Highway's imperatives, and as the first and prime imperative, our vision is for our people within National Highways and for everyone who works with us and everyone who travels on our network to get home safe and well. This pipeline notice is to notify the market, that National Highways intends to procure (including the national roll-out) of an approved Incursion Warning Radar System that is fitted to a Traffic Officer Vehicle. This device when linked to compliant wearable user device will have the ability to alert a Traffic Officer (or road-worker) when a vehicle is in close proximity and if not averted, could cause serious injury or a fatality. National Highways currently has a fleet of approximately 400 Traffic Officer Vehicles, and each will require a radar device (to be fitted and calibrated), that is linked to a wearable user device (as worn by a Traffic Officer). The scope of this requirement is likely to include (but is subject to change) * Production and supply of compatible devices * Fitment to a vehicle (or this may self-delivered by National Highways) * Calibration of equipment * Software servicing & updates This Incursion Warning Radar System is intended to be procured during the period April 2026 - September 2026 and National Highways wishes to hear from suppliers in the market that can provide a comparable device. This pre-market notice and questionnaire will be open for a period of 30 days from publication and will include a specification of requirements that the incursion alarm warning device needs to meet (note that this does not include concepts or prototype devices), only final products that are available and can meet the requirements that has devices that have been suitably tested in a live environment will be considered. Link to MS Forms Questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sp9QKa9_i0-3ojL5bsXebETYIVa8xtpCsF24ky8YkKpUMTNXRTBDN0FLMlc5RDE3Mkk4QjNJR081Uy4u (add link to browser) Link to Technical Specification: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/9414403/0/foldersFilesList.si?reset=true&isOnModification=false&_ncp=1761144068150.1047928-4#fh (add link to browser)

Planning Information

This pre-market notice and questionnaire will be open for a period of 30 days from publication and will include a specification of requirements that the incursion alarm warning device needs to meet (note that this does not include concepts or prototype devices), only final products that are available and can meet the requirements that has devices that have been suitably tested in a live environment will be considered. Link to MS Forms Questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sp9QKa9_i0-3ojL5bsXebETYIVa8xtpCsF24ky8YkKpUMTNXRTBDN0FLMlc5RDE3Mkk4QjNJR081Uy4u (add link to browser) Link to Technical Specification: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/9414403/0/foldersFilesList.si?reset=true&isOnModification=false&_ncp=1761144068150.1047928-4#fh (add link to browser)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c61
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067571-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

35113000 - Safety equipment

35121700 - Alarm systems

35121900 - Radar detectors

35722000 - Radar

38431000 - Detection apparatus

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,166,666 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20251 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 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
Andrew Pritchard
Contact Email
adprocurement@nationalhighways.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GUILDFORD
Postcode
GU1 4LZ
Post Town
Guildford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
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
Guildford
Electoral Ward
Stoke
Westminster Constituency
Guildford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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