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title: "Gantries for National Highways"
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# Gantries for National Highways

Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0f74853-a632-4ff9-97be-44117fdd85a2

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## Summary

The National Highways, under the contracting authority of Highways England, has initiated a tender for the project titled "Gantries for National Highways." This project falls under the industry category of Architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services. The tender aims to enhance the aesthetic appeal of highway gantries through an open architectural design competition. The procurement method being used is an Open procedure (below threshold), with a tender period ending on 19th January 2023 and a contract period starting on 3rd March 2023 and ending on 31st March 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to participate in an open competition to provide innovative concepts for the enhancement of highway gantries. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialize in architecture, construction, engineering, or related services may find this tender particularly suited to their capabilities. Businesses interested in creative design solutions within the specified industry category should consider competing in this procurement process to potentially secure a service contract with National Highways.

## Notice

National Highways is seeking concepts for the aesthetic enhancement of highway gantries through an open architectural design competition via the RIBA Competitions' digital portal. https://ribacompetitions.com/gantries/ A design fund of PS15,000 will be available for award at discretion of the Judging Panel. It is currently envisaged that PS7,000 will be awarded to the submission judged to be the best overall response to the challenges outlined in the Competition Brief, with PS5,000 and PS3,000 to be awarded to the submissions attracting the second and third highest overall scores respectively. On conclusion of the Design Contest and provided there is a set of design proposals which meet the aspirations set out in the Competition Brief, it is National Highways' intention to appoint the Winner via a Service Contract to join a project team that will be led by one of National Highways' existing framework suppliers/providers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b8fc2b5-0d96-4c22-b2a9-1051d5496ade |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2023 at 09:38 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b8fc2b5-0d96-4c22-b2a9-1051d5496ade
- 1 Dec 2022 at 19:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b8fc2b5-0d96-4c22-b2a9-1051d5496ade

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b8fc2b5-0d96-4c22-b2a9-1051d5496ade
  6th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0eb26b55-d035-4501-9858-454905c8df8f
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- https://ribacompetitions.com/gantries/

## Provenance

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