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title: "National Highways Geotechnical Drainage Management System Phase 13 Assurance Support"
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# National Highways Geotechnical Drainage Management System Phase 13 Assurance Support

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bfa950a6-8f34-4776-b784-197347570a8f

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## Summary

The National Highways organization has awarded a contract for the National Highways Geotechnical Drainage Management System Phase 13 Assurance Support. The procurement process involved a selective method with a contract value of £780,838.6 GBP. The tender period ended on October 18, 2023, and the contract period extends from December 4, 2023, to February 3, 2025. Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited is the supplier for this project.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses providing system quality assurance assessment and review services to support National Highways in maintaining its drainage asset capabilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the services industry would find this tender suitable for competing. The procurement process is at an advanced stage, with a focus on ensuring compliance with regulations and meeting contractual requirements for drainage management support.

## Notice

Geotech Drainage Management Service (GDMS) is a standalone system and will require the drainage data migration and functional configuration to support drainage management. The services will ensure National Highways (NH) maintains the capability to manage our drainage asset and secures the inventory, condition and asset performance data. Without the asset system the following risks could occur: - Reduced compliance with the operating license and commitments made for the Road Investment Strategy2 (RIS2) - Lack of compliance with The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 - Lack of compliance with the Construction Design and Management CDM Regulations 2015. - Lack of the ability to prepare a data-driven business case for Road Investment Startegy3 (RIS3) - Lack of the ability to report drainage performance indicators during RIS2. Services include: - Requirements Assurance project group - Business Analyst - Data Assurance project group - Drainage data Specialist - Test Assurance project group - Test Lead Previously services resources have provided support to NH to review the landscape of requirements for the GDMS project and to develop a requirements assurance approach to ensure that the delivery supplier is providing demonstrable evidence to NH that all their contractual requirements are being fulfilled. This work concluded, which was to: - Define requirement owners for all requirements in scope. - Identify and agree requirements delivery phase. - Undertake Phase 12 retrospective requirements assurance review with options and recommendation paper. - Own and lead Phase 13 requirements assurance leading through the Requirements Assurance project group. As the project is now 2 years into a 3-year Programme, NH have a need for continuation of services: - to own and manage the Requirements, - Provide assurance to NH on project progress, risks and issues are being maintained. - Data and Testing Assurance process, - to support the Supplier to demonstrate that it meets its contractual obligations in the delivery of requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d36829c-e68f-4151-8a76-05d81d0049e2 |
| 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 | 10 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 4 Dec 2023 - 3 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £780,838 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £780,838 |
| 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 | GUILDFORD |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU1 4LZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Guildford |
| Electoral ward | Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Guildford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2024 at 15:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d36829c-e68f-4151-8a76-05d81d0049e2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d36829c-e68f-4151-8a76-05d81d0049e2
  10th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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