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title: "S30072 TRASS Support 2026"
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# S30072 TRASS Support 2026

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d15fada9-3def-498c-bf37-29ef2dfe54ab

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## Summary

The public procurement process for "S30072 TRASS Support 2026" by National Highways Limited has reached the award stage, with the tender being awarded on 18th February 2026. This procurement focuses on development consultancy services under the industry category "73220000", with an emphasis on quality assurance for the SATTS device used in structural condition surveys of the Strategic Road Network. The contract, valued at GBP 599,925.54 and awarded to Amey OW Ltd, is a selective procurement approach executed as a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract covers the United Kingdom and other territories, commencing on 23rd February 2026 and concluding on 31st March 2029. Key details were published on 23rd February 2026, with the tender having already closed on 6th February 2026.

This procurement provides significant opportunities for businesses within the consultancy and technical auditing sectors, particularly those capable of supporting advanced technological integrations such as the SATTS device. SMEs may find this contract especially appealing, given the suitability criteria favouring such enterprises, although it's not targeted at VCSEs. Businesses with a strong background in providing quality assurance and maintenance for technical equipment are well-positioned to benefit from the ongoing demand for expertise in maintaining road infrastructure, fostering growth within sectors related to infrastructure development, technological implementation, and consultancy services.

## Notice

The structural condition of the strategic road network (SRN) is one of the fundamental indicators used to both plan and budget for the annual maintenance programme. Traditional methods for the collection of routine structural condition data use devices that operate at slow speed and require lane closures. However, at the network level on the Strategic Road Network these have been replaced with a traffic-speed alternative called the 'Traffic Speed Deflectometer' (TSD). Routine network level structural condition surveys of the SRN with the TSD were implemented in 2010 under the TRASS (Traffic Speed Structural Condition Survey) contract. TRASS is an end-result contract under which National Highway's TSD equipment is operated by a Consultant to deliver data to a specified format on defined lengths of the network. Technical support to the equipment and the survey, including quality assurance checks, are provided by a separate Consultant, called the Technical Advisor/Technical Auditor. Following the success of the first network survey in 2010, further surveys were commissioned, as TRASS2 and TRASS3. TRASS4 commenced 2024 continues these routine surveys. In 2019 Highways England commissioned the construction of a successor to the TSD, which has been named SATTS (Structural Assessment Tool at Traffic Speed). The device is a new generation of Traffic speed Deflectometer developed for National Highways by Greenwood Engineering of Denmark. It contains an advanced multi doppler laser measuring system that is capable of measuring in both nearside and offside wheel paths. The device was delivered in 2020, after which it was subject to acceptance testing and adaptation to support the research programme. The acceptance was completed in early 2021 and research work has been progressed. The research work has demonstrated that the device is capable of delivering more detailed survey data and benchmark testing has been undertaken against the original National Highways TSD. Following the decommissioning of the TSD, the SATTS device is now utilised to deliver network surveys in the TRASS4 contract which commenced in 2024. To provide independent assurance of the quality of the TRASS4 surveys, and safeguard the Company's SATTS equipment, National Highway's will commission a Technical Advisor/ Technical Auditor with responsibility to store and maintain the SATTS device (when not undertaking network surveys) and undertake Quality Assurance and Accreditation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d7bf692-5bec-463c-8889-849d2c1ddb9e |
| 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 | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 23 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £599,925 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £599,925 |
| 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 LIMITED |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6GA |
| 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 | AMEY OW |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Feb 2026 at 09:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d7bf692-5bec-463c-8889-849d2c1ddb9e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d7bf692-5bec-463c-8889-849d2c1ddb9e
  23rd February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/755e550f-2516-48d2-8471-cb0b07756ccc
  n/a

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