--- title: "National Spatial Planning Contract 2026" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051249" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051249" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051249.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051249.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED" published: "2026-02-05" --- # National Spatial Planning Contract 2026 Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051249 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051249) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051249.json) ## Summary The National Spatial Planning Contract 2026 executed by National Highways Limited has progressed to the award stage, having been signed on 18th February 2026. The initiative is focused on procuring consultancy services for spatial planning, replacing the existing NEC 4 Professional Service Contracts, with a new term lasting five years and potential extensions up to three additional years. This contract supports National Highways' role as a statutory consultee in planning processes and is divided into regional lots covering the North, Midlands & East, and South of the UK. Key partners like WSP UK Limited, AECOM Limited, and Jacobs U.K. Limited amongst others have been awarded contracts under a comprehensive open procedure. The procurement followed legal guidelines set by UKPGA 2023/54 and involves delivering technical advisory services for planning applications and documents, serving regions across the UK from Birmingham to Nottingham and London. This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in management consultancy, urban planning, and traffic modelling. Large-scale enterprises with capabilities in providing expert technical advice and participating in statutory planning consultations stand to gain by integrating into this initiative, particularly those equipped to handle complex transport assessments and offer expert witness services. The contract's segmentation by region ensures that businesses can align their services with local planning needs, benefitting from engagement with a diverse array of projects as part of National Highways' strategic objectives. This could be particularly advantageous for organisations with established expertise and resources to meet the procurement's exacting quality and service standards. ## Notice Delivery of National Spatial planning contracts from February 2026. Replacing the current NEC 4 Professional Service Contracts tendered in 2020, awarded in 2021 and expiring in February 2026. The replacement contracts will also be NEC 4 Professional Service Contracts starting in 2026, initially for five years but with the option to extend for a further three years. The key aim is to deliver contracts to purchase the technical services of consultants to help Spatial Planning Teams review planning applications, local plan documents and supplementary planning documents. This is to help fulfil National Highways obligation as a Statutory Consultee in the planning process. The consultants will provide technical advice across a large number of areas, including but not limited to reviewing transport assessments, reviewing traffic and transport models, undertaking traffic and transport modelling for National Highways, reviewing technical notes from applicants, attending examinations in public on behalf of NH and as an expert witness. ### Lot Information Spatial Planning North Regional Spatial Planning North Renewal: 3 times 1 year. Spatial Planning Midlands and East Regional Spatial Planning Midlands and East Renewal: 3 times 1 year. Spatial Planning South Regional Spatial Planning South Renewal: 3 times 1 year. ### Planning Information Suppliers interested in contributing to this market engagement are invited to submit their responses via the following Microsoft Forms link: https://forms.office.com/e/3AGG9dg0sX. Responses are requested by 28th May 2025. Please note that in order to bid for a National Highways contract you will need to be registered on our e-Sourcing portal. A guidance document will be distributed once we receive your contact details through the engagement form. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010333-2026 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2025 | | Future notice date | 30 Jun 2025 | | Award date | 2 Dec 2025 | | Contract period | 18 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2031 | | Recurrence | 2033-06-30 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £81,000,000 | | Lots value | £81,000,000 | | Awards value | £26,666,666 | | Contracts value | £26,666,666 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED | | Additional buyers | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS | | Locality | GUILDFORD | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU1 4LZ | | 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 | 4 | | Supplier names | AECOM; JACOBS; SYSTRA; WSP | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79411000 - General management consultancy services ## Release History - 5 Feb 2026 at 10:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010333-2026 - 4 Dec 2025 at 12:02 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079687-2025 - 4 Dec 2025 at 10:49 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079632-2025 - 4 Dec 2025 at 10:32 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079619-2025 - 23 Jul 2025 at 15:12 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042492-2025 - 14 May 2025 at 13:12 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021305-2025 - 13 May 2025 at 14:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020947-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010333-2026 5th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079687-2025 4th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079632-2025 4th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079619-2025 4th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042492-2025 23rd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021305-2025 14th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020947-2025 13th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11501 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11504 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11507 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11509 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11503 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11505 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11508 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11561 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11502 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11506 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11512 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11516 ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/3AGG9dg0sX - https://nationalhighways.co.uk - https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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