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title: "T0546 Collaborative Research 2023-2025"
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# T0546 Collaborative Research 2023-2025

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a4dfe9aa-5370-4d17-9361-9d3abf733916

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## Summary

National Highways has concluded the procurement process for the "T0546 Collaborative Research 2023-2025" contract, focused on development consultancy services within the environmental sustainability industry. This procurement, classified under CPV code 73220000, was executed through a selective method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract, valued at £105,585.95, started on 7 March 2024 and will end on 31 March 2025. Key locations for service delivery include the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, the United Kingdom, and other international regions. The procurement is at the award stage, with the contract officially awarded on 7 March 2024 and the award notice published on 5 February 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in carbon footprinting and environmental product declarations (EPDs), particularly those who can innovate in producing lower-carbon and high-recycled-content asphalt mixtures. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in sustainability, environmental consultancy, and data analytics related to climate impact will find the scope of this project particularly aligned with their expertise. By engaging with National Highways, these businesses can strengthen their portfolios and establish themselves as leaders in providing sustainable solutions for road schemes.

## Notice

The asPECT tool has become established as the method for producers to carbon footprint asphalt mixtures that are used on the SRN and beyond. asPECT was last updated in 2020, having originally been developed in 2009. As the net zero agenda has gathered pace in recent years, demand for a tool such as asPECT has increased, in order to provide mixture-specific carbon footprints for individual schemes, which often incorporate innovations that are specifically aimed at reducing carbon emissions, such as lower-temperature mixtures, high recycled contents and bitumen with novel additives. Furthermore, the methodology for carbon footprinting has evolved and is now tending towards use of the climate change impact categories of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) as a perceived 'reliable' source of data, including the forthcoming whole-life cost-carbon tool for road schemes. Other core impact categories of EPDs produced in accordance with EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 are also coming more into focus, as broader sustainability strategies are published and there is realisation that pursuing carbon reduction at all costs can sometimes lead to unintended consequences. In 2020, TRL produced a report "Review and update of the asPECT carbon footprinting tool" which reviewed the potential for asPECT to be re-developed into an EPD generator. asPECT provided a method to consistently calculate carbon footprints, such that those generated by one supplier could be directly compared to those of another. This same consistency of measurement is now required for EPDs. Ease of use of the method should also be an underlying aim, for producers on all scales of operation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b7aee04-ad74-43cb-abd2-a3527e54aad6 |
| 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 | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | 7 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £105,585 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £105,585 |
| 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 | SPATS ATKINS AND CH2M JOINT VENTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services

## Release History

- 5 Feb 2025 at 10:40 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b7aee04-ad74-43cb-abd2-a3527e54aad6
- 5 Feb 2025 at 10:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b7aee04-ad74-43cb-abd2-a3527e54aad6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b7aee04-ad74-43cb-abd2-a3527e54aad6
  5th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/be50c251-cd6d-457a-81ed-e884f831e22f
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