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LTC Zero Emissions Advisory Services

National Highways

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10 Sep 2026 at 16:29

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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08 Sep 2026 at 14:19

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited commissioned specialist environmental engineering consultancy services for the Lower Thames Crossing. The work supports the project’s ambition to operate as a zero-emissions construction site, using electric and hydrogen-powered plant instead of diesel or hydrotreated vegetable oil. The adviser is expected to help the project and its delivery partners understand how this can be implemented across construction activities at scale, including the operation of plant and machinery, energy infrastructure, efficiency, maintenance and construction methods. The requirement concerns the Lower Thames Crossing site and its construction supply chain. It is classified as environmental engineering consultancy. The procurement was divided into one lot, identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 10 September 2026 to Zen In Transition, an SME based in the Netherlands. National Highways used a direct award, justified by specialist technical capability and the lack of comparable UK experience. The selected supplier had relevant experience from zero-emission road projects in Europe, including Norway and the Netherlands. The award value is €300,000 excluding tax and €360,000 including tax. The contract period runs from 22 September 2026 to 31 July 2028, with signature scheduled for 22 September 2026. The award was assessed as above the relevant threshold and the stated rationale classification was single-supplier technical reasons.

This requirement indicates demand for specialist advisers who can help major UK infrastructure projects move construction plant away from fossil fuels and operate with electric and hydrogen alternatives. A credible future competitor would need practical knowledge of zero-emission plant and machinery, rather than only general carbon strategy or environmental reporting. Relevant capability includes planning and operating energy infrastructure, improving plant efficiency, designing workable maintenance arrangements and adapting construction methodology to low-carbon equipment. Experience on large road or civil engineering projects would strengthen credibility, particularly where the supplier can show delivery of zero-emission equipment at scale. International experience may be valuable where UK market experience remains limited, and the buyer has demonstrated that a specialist SME can meet this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LTC Zero Emissions Advisory Services

Notice Description

As part of Lower Thames Crossing's ambitions to be a carbon pathfinder project, LTC have a target to be a zero emissions free site from 2027. This means no diesel and no Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) allowed in all construction activities by the Delivery Partners and relying only on Electric and Hydrogen powered plant. This is something that has never been done at scale before in the UK and there is very limited understanding within our supply chain for how this can be executed. Although our Delivery Partners are working on how they can deliver this, they have limited experience in the UK and external specialist consultancy is required to advise LTC.

Procurement Information

There is no experience of delivering Lower Thames Crossing's carbon ambitions in the UK but this has been delivered elsewhere in Europe e.g. Norway and Netherlands. Both the Norwegian and Dutch roads authorities have delivered some projects using only zero emissions plant and machinery. This specialist resource has been identified as a result of engagement with European Partners and through their involvement with these European projects are able to advise on the operation of the plant, efficiency, energy infrastructure, maintenance and construction methodology to assist LTC deliver its zero carbon emission objectives.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4a5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086097-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Contract Period
22 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

Zen in Transition

Further Information

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