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Incursion Alarm - Phase 5 - Delivery

National Highways

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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04 Aug 2026 at 15:01

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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17 Jul 2026 at 16:40

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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07 Jul 2026 at 15:06

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured an Incursion Warning Radar System to improve the safety of Traffic Officers and road workers operating on or near the Strategic Road Network. The requirement covers approximately 400 vehicle-mounted radar units for National Highways’ fleet of around 400 Traffic Officer Vehicles, together with compatible wearable devices that warn users when an approaching vehicle may present a collision risk. The scope includes manufacturing and supplying the radar equipment and wearables, installation in Traffic Officer Vehicles, calibration and commissioning, software licensing, maintenance, updates, technical support, training and associated documentation. This is primarily a goods requirement with associated services, covering radar, alarm, detection and safety equipment. Delivery is for National Highways operations in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, relying on exclusive intellectual property rights and technical reasons: Race Technology Limited owns the background intellectual property and its proprietary technology underpins the developed system. The award was made to Race Technology Limited on 17 July 2026 for £4,511,141 excluding VAT, or £5,413,369.20 including VAT. The contract was signed on 3 August 2026 and runs from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2029, with renewal options described as +1 +1 and a maximum end date of 30 July 2031. The signed contract value is £5,413,495 excluding VAT, or £6,496,194 including VAT. There is one completed lot and one active contract.

This award shows demand from National Highways for an integrated road-worker safety system combining vehicle-mounted radar, wearable warnings, software and operational support. A credible future supplier would need capability in radar-based vehicle detection, collision-risk warning and safety alarm systems, with the engineering capacity to manufacture and deploy equipment at a fleet scale. Experience installing, calibrating and commissioning vehicle equipment would be important, alongside the ability to provide reliable software licensing, maintenance, updates, technical support, training and documentation. Suppliers would also need to demonstrate strong control of proprietary technology or secure the necessary intellectual property rights, because this procurement was justified on the basis that the selected supplier’s background intellectual property and technical solution had no reasonable alternatives. Performance management should support system uptime, low false-negative rates and alarms with valid operational or system causes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Incursion Alarm - Phase 5 - Delivery

Notice Description

National Highways is procuring an Incursion Warning Radar System to enhance the safety of Traffic Officers and road workers operating on or near the Strategic Road Network. The solution is required to detect approaching vehicles and provide warnings to users through compatible wearable devices when a vehicle is identified as posing a potential risk of collision. National Highways currently operates a fleet of approximately 400 Traffic Officer Vehicles. The requirement is for the supply of approximately 400 vehicle-mounted radar units together with associated wearable devices, software and support services. The scope includes: - Manufacture and supply of vehicle-mounted radar equipment and associated wearable devices. - Installation of equipment to National Highways Traffic Officer Vehicles. - Calibration and commissioning of equipment. - Software licensing, maintenance, updates and technical support. - Training and associated documentation where required.

Procurement Information

A direct award under the Procurement Act 2023 is considered permissible under Schedule 5, on the following grounds: * Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 - Single suppliers (IPR / exclusive rights) The conditions are met where: (a) due to a particular supplier holding intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can deliver the required goods, services or works; and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives available. * Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 - Single Suppliers The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. In this case, Race Technology Limited retains ownership of the background IP, and the developed system is inherently dependent on their proprietary technology.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c56e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073784-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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

38115000 - Radar apparatus

38431000 - Detection apparatus

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,511,141 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£5,413,495 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 2 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Race Technology Limited

Further Information

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