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NEC contract management system for Lower Thames Crossing

National Highways

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23 Jul 2026 at 12:05

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured a contract management system for the Lower Thames Crossing. The requirement was software as a service for managing NEC contracts, covering the administration and control of contract information and activity for this major infrastructure programme. It falls within business software and contact management software services, with CPV code 48333000. The service was intended for delivery in the United Kingdom. The buyer is National Highways Limited, a national agency based in Birmingham. The requirement concerned a single software service package rather than physical construction works, materials or general consultancy. Suppliers with experience providing cloud-based contract management platforms for NEC or similarly structured construction and infrastructure contracts would be most closely aligned with the requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. National Highways Limited used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice, on the basis that only the incumbent supplier could meet technical interoperability requirements and that changing supplier would create disproportionate technical risk and operational disruption. Thinkproject UK Limited was awarded the contract. The contract value is £1,092,650, and it was signed on 19 June 2026. The stated evaluation basis assigned 80 to the technical criterion. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically by an EU bidder. The tender covered a single software-as-a-service requirement for NEC contract management. The associated lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active.

This award demonstrates established demand from National Highways for specialist NEC contract management software supporting a major transport infrastructure programme. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a mature software-as-a-service platform, strong NEC contract management functionality and the ability to support complex infrastructure delivery environments. Technical interoperability is particularly important: the buyer relied on continuity with its incumbent system and regarded a supplier change as carrying operational disruption and technical risk. Suppliers should therefore be able to evidence integration with existing systems, dependable data migration or continuity arrangements, robust implementation support and reliable service management. The evaluation emphasis also indicates that technical capability is central to competing, alongside the capacity to support a national infrastructure client at enterprise scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NEC contract management system for Lower Thames Crossing

Notice Description

NEC contract management system for Lower Thames Crossing

Lot Information

Lot 1

software as a service to manage NEC contracts

Procurement Information

The services can only be supplied by the incumbent supplier to National Highways due to technical interoperability requirements. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists, and changing supplier would create disproportionate technical risk and operational disruption

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d1b5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069632-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48333000 - Contact management software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,092,650 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
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

Thinkproject UK

Further Information

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