---
title: "Area 3 Maintenance & Response (M&R) Contract 2021"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATIONAL HIGHWAYS"
published: "2025-08-12"
---

# Area 3 Maintenance & Response (M&R) Contract 2021

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2.json)

## Summary

This public procurement contract involves National Highways, a national agency, overseeing maintenance and response services for key road infrastructures across regions including Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and part of Buckinghamshire. Known as the Area 3 Maintenance & Response (M&R) Contract, this works category contract, originally set to end on 31st October 2029, will now conclude on 5th June 2028. The amendment was necessary to align with the wider re-procurement process for similar contracts. The contract, valued at approximately £288.72 million, entails significant tasks such as highway maintenance, traffic management, and incident response, primarily without prior publication of competition, under a limited procurement method, to ensure continuity and efficiency.

For businesses looking to expand, this contract presents opportunities particularly for those experienced in large-scale infrastructure maintenance and response. Companies specialising in civil engineering services, road traffic-control systems, and maintenance of roadside technology will find this tender particularly appealing. With Kier Highways Limited already actively engaged, subcontracting could offer further opportunities. Businesses with an existing presence or experience within the specified UK regions could exploit synergies to bid competitively or enter partnerships to provide supplementary services under this extensive national road network maintenance scheme.

## Notice

This VEAT Notice relates to a Deed of Variation to a National Highways' Maintenance and Response Contract. This Contract currently provides and undertakes all cyclical and reactive maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the trunk roads and motorways within Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and part of Buckinghamshire (National Highways Area 3) (the "Contract"). Duties also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor, maintenance and incident response activities, and traffic management for others who may be working on the network. The Contract is due to expire on 31st October 2029 and will be shortened to have a new end date of 5th June 2028, this is in order to align with the procurement process for the next Maintenance & Response contracts.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Contract is one of a number of Maintenance & Response contracts which are part of a single procurement programme. For continuity and consistency there is a need for national alignment of the expiry date for all M&R contracts, to enable co-ordinated re-procurement. This means that the term of this Area 3 M&R Contract will be shortened and will have a new end date of 5th June 2028 instead of 31st October 2029. The amended Contract estimated value is PS288,720,000.

### Procurement Information

The modifications to the Contract fall within the permissible grounds set out under Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in that the modifications are not substantial within the meaning of Regulation 72(8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because: This is a Contract shortening and does not render the Contract materially different; The minor shortening of the Contract would not have changed the outcome of the original procurement as it would not have altered tenders or scores; The shortened Contract will operate on the same terms and pricing so that this does not alter the economic balance of the Contract in favour of the contractor; The change does not considerably alter the scope of the Contract as the works and services provided will remain unchanged; and; This is not a change in contractor. The Deed of Variation ensures continuity of service on the Strategic Road Network and aligns with National Highways' wider asset delivery and procurement strategy, thereby safeguarding public value and network integrity. The Contract is being shortened to better align with the re-procurement strategy for all Maintenance & Response contracts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047878-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 May 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £288,720,000 |

## Status

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

## 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 | KIER HIGHWAYS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
- 34993100 - Tunnel lighting
- 45221248 - Tunnel linings construction work
- 45233130 - Construction work for highways
- 45233139 - Highway maintenance work
- 45233140 - Roadworks
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
- 45316200 - Installation of signalling equipment
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
- 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
- 63712300 - Bridge and tunnel operation services
- 63712320 - Tunnel operation services
- 71300000 - Engineering services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2025 at 09:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047878-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalhighways.co.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:500519-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0585b2.json.