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619711 - A303 Kimpton Quarley C4 Utility Diversion

National Highways

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23 Sep 2026 at 14:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited commissioned utility-diversion works on the A303 at Kimpton and Quarley. During construction, a four-way duct was identified on site; the work involved a two-person civil engineering team and a supervisor attending to reposition and lower the Colt Neo (Lumen) four-way duct route. This is a focused construction requirement involving duct infrastructure associated with communications or power networks, rather than a broad road-building project. The buyer is National Highways Limited, the central government body responsible for the strategic road network. The work relates to the A303 at Kimpton and Quarley; the procurement does not identify a more precise delivery address.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to OCU Services Limited. National Highways used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 24 September 2026 to 30 January 2027. Its value is £14,304.17 excluding VAT (£17,165 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the utility-diversion works. The award is active and the contract is active. The published description explains that the requirement arose after a four-way duct was found during construction; the specified work was to slew and lower the Colt Neo (Lumen) duct route. No evaluation criteria are stated for this direct award.

For comparable National Highways requirements, credible suppliers would need to mobilise a small, supervised civil engineering crew able to carry out utility duct adjustments on an active road construction site. Relevant experience would include safely repositioning and lowering communications or power duct routes, responding to conditions discovered during construction, and coordinating specialist civils work with the wider project. The award indicates demand for a tightly scoped, practical intervention rather than a large standalone infrastructure package. OCU Services Limited was selected through a direct award without competition, so the outcome does not establish a competitive scoring benchmark or formal qualification standard. Suppliers seeking similar work should be able to demonstrate suitable field capability, supervision and responsiveness for targeted utility-diversion tasks on National Highways projects.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

619711 - A303 Kimpton Quarley C4 Utility Diversion

Notice Description

619711 - A303 Kimpton Quarley C4 Utility Diversion. Works due to 4 way duct being identified on site during construction. OCU provided a two-person civils team and supervisor to attended site to slew and lower the Colt Neo (Lumen) 4-way duct route.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778b3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090178-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45231000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£14,304 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Sep 2026 - 30 Jan 2027 1-6 months
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

Instalcom on behalf of Century Link

Further Information

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