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title: "ORT0191 - Operational Technology Standards and Specifications (Work Package 3 - Manual for Development of Documents - MDD Authoring)"
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# ORT0191 - Operational Technology Standards and Specifications (Work Package 3 - Manual for Development of Documents - MDD Authoring)

Buyer: National Highways Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd4ce29e-0393-4682-ad1e-8163fda30b1f

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## Summary

National Highways Limited commissioned services to author the Manual for Development of Documents (MDD), within Work Package 3 of its Operational Technology Standards and Specifications programme. The requirement covers the creation and development of documents and related document-creation software development services. It is a services contract for operational technology standards and specifications, rather than construction or the supply of physical equipment. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. National Highways Limited is based in Leeds, England, and is the organisation using and funding the services.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. National Highways Limited used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 18 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded to ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED on 18 August 2026 for £170,000. The contract period runs from 20 August 2026 to 19 August 2028. The requirement was evaluated as a single services package for MDD authoring and document creation. The procurement was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award is active.

This award demonstrates demand from National Highways for specialist authoring of operational technology standards and specifications, including the structured development of manuals and associated documents. A credible future competitor would need strong document-creation and software-development capability, with the ability to turn technical operational-technology requirements into controlled, usable standards documentation. Experience of working within a framework call-off route would be relevant, as would the organisational capacity to deliver a substantial, geographically broad requirement for a major infrastructure body. The selected supplier was a large organisation, and the procurement was not considered suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that scale and established delivery capability are important.

## Notice

Manual for Development of Documents - MDD Authoring

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a687dac1-3d11-4445-a16b-5a99b7c96c2e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2026 - 19 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £170,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £170,000 |
| 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 | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS11 9AT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Beeston & Holbeck |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Atkins |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212310 - Document creation software development services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 11:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a687dac1-3d11-4445-a16b-5a99b7c96c2e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a687dac1-3d11-4445-a16b-5a99b7c96c2e
  26th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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