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title: "T0661 Technical Standards Implementation, Governance improvements and benefit realisation"
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# T0661 Technical Standards Implementation, Governance improvements and benefit realisation

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-371ac445-d98a-4b07-bc10-672e5f6ab1b6

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## Summary

National Highways, based in Birmingham, England, has awarded a contract for "T0661 Technical Standards Implementation, Governance Improvements and Benefit Realisation." The contract, valued at £218,802.49, involves providing technical engineering consultancy services to support the Technical Standards Group. The project aims to improve new technical standards for strategic roads, primarily the Manual Contracts for Highways Works and the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, as part of the Road Investment Strategy. The contract was awarded to WSP UK Ltd - SPaTS 1 and commences on 19th June 2025, concluding by 31st March 2026. This procurement, involving development consultancy services, follows a selective method via a call-off from a framework agreement.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in engineering and consultancy services within the infrastructure sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focused on technical standards development and governance improvements are ideally suited to engage with this contract. With its significant scope of work on technical standards related to road networks, firms with expertise in drafting regulations and evaluating benefit realisation strategies will find it highly beneficial for expanding their portfolio and reputation. Moreover, the opportunity to collaborate with National Highways positions suppliers favourably in the public sector market.

## Notice

National Highways (the Client) is looking to set up a contract for the provision of a range of technical engineering consultancy services to support the Technical Standards Group (TSG) with the implementation of new technical standards, mainly the Manual Contract Highways Works (MCHW) and the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), which are used for the assessment, design and construction of all works on the strategic road network and required to deliver the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) as per obligations under the technical regulation protocol. The support enables TSG to manage and deliver improvements to the standards governance process and the drafting rules set out on the Manual for Development of Documents (MDD), it ensures the embedment, evaluation, realisation of benefits and ensure the valuation of the impact the new DMRB and MCHW on user groups. The new technical standard MCHW and DMRB will be published in late summer 2025. The overall objective of the service commission is to provide to the Client specialist engineering consultancy and technical services covering the activities specified in work packages in S205.1. This commission will be managed and governed by the Technical Standards Group (TSG) based in the Safety, Engineering, Standards (SES) Directorate.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11cd1c64-a1ac-47f3-b55a-8b2a785fc94e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 30 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 18 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £218,802 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £218,802 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1RN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WSP UK LTD - SPATS 1 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services

## Release History

- 8 Jul 2025 at 09:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11cd1c64-a1ac-47f3-b55a-8b2a785fc94e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11cd1c64-a1ac-47f3-b55a-8b2a785fc94e
  8th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/38915871-f5a9-4a92-920d-c04b336f0641
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