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title: "ETM Incursion Warning Radar System - Product Purchase including National Rollout"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059c61"
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# ETM Incursion Warning Radar System - Product Purchase including National Rollout

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059c61

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## Summary

National Highways is planning a procurement process for an "ETM Incursion Warning Radar System – Product Purchase including National Rollout". This tender falls under the industry categories of safety equipment, alarm systems, radar detectors, radar, and detection apparatus. The procurement is still in the planning stage, with a future notice date scheduled for 1st March 2026. The initiative primarily seeks to enhance safety for Traffic Officer Vehicles across regions in the United Kingdom, such as UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKI, UKJ, and UKK, with delivery locations also reaching Bulgaria and Spain. An engagement phase commenced with a milestone scheduled for completion by 23rd November 2025, including pre-market notice activities via questionnaire and technical specifications review.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in producing and supplying compatible safety devices. The project, valued at approximately £5 million, aims for national rollout over a contract period from September 2026 to August 2031, with potential renewals extending to 2035. This tender particularly suits small and medium enterprises (SMEs) capable of supplying, fitting, and servicing radar devices in addition to software updates and calibration services. Engaging in this tender could catapult growth for businesses that specialise in innovative safety and detection systems, with National Highways welcoming suppliers that can deliver compliant, tested radar solutions for enhanced road and traffic safety. The use of an open procurement method ensures transparency and invites broad participation.

## Notice

Safety is one of National Highway's imperatives, and as the first and prime imperative, our vision is for our people within National Highways and for everyone who works with us and everyone who travels on our network to get home safe and well. This pipeline notice is to notify the market, that National Highways intends to procure (including the national roll-out) of an approved Incursion Warning Radar System that is fitted to a Traffic Officer Vehicle. This device when linked to compliant wearable user device will have the ability to alert a Traffic Officer (or road-worker) when a vehicle is in close proximity and if not averted, could cause serious injury or a fatality. National Highways currently has a fleet of approximately 400 Traffic Officer Vehicles, and each will require a radar device (to be fitted and calibrated), that is linked to a wearable user device (as worn by a Traffic Officer). The scope of this requirement is likely to include (but is subject to change) * Production and supply of compatible devices * Fitment to a vehicle (or this may self-delivered by National Highways) * Calibration of equipment * Software servicing & updates This Incursion Warning Radar System is intended to be procured during the period April 2026 - September 2026 and National Highways wishes to hear from suppliers in the market that can provide a comparable device. This pre-market notice and questionnaire will be open for a period of 30 days from publication and will include a specification of requirements that the incursion alarm warning device needs to meet (note that this does not include concepts or prototype devices), only final products that are available and can meet the requirements that has devices that have been suitably tested in a live environment will be considered. Link to MS Forms Questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sp9QKa9_i0-3ojL5bsXebETYIVa8xtpCsF24ky8YkKpUMTNXRTBDN0FLMlc5RDE3Mkk4QjNJR081Uy4u (add link to browser) Link to Technical Specification: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/9414403/0/foldersFilesList.si?reset=true&isOnModification=false&_ncp=1761144068150.1047928-4#fh (add link to browser)

### Planning Information

This pre-market notice and questionnaire will be open for a period of 30 days from publication and will include a specification of requirements that the incursion alarm warning device needs to meet (note that this does not include concepts or prototype devices), only final products that are available and can meet the requirements that has devices that have been suitably tested in a live environment will be considered.
Link to MS Forms Questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sp9QKa9_i0-3ojL5bsXebETYIVa8xtpCsF24ky8YkKpUMTNXRTBDN0FLMlc5RDE3Mkk4QjNJR081Uy4u (add link to browser)
Link to Technical Specification: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/9414403/0/foldersFilesList.si?reset=true&isOnModification=false&_ncp=1761144068150.1047928-4#fh (add link to browser)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067571-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,166,666 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 35113000 - Safety equipment
- 35121700 - Alarm systems
- 35121900 - Radar detectors
- 35722000 - Radar
- 38431000 - Detection apparatus

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2025 at 14:44 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067571-2025
- 17 Sep 2025 at 13:53 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057395-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067571-2025
  22nd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057395-2025
  17th September 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sp9QKa9_i0-3ojL5bsXebETYIVa8xtpCsF24ky8YkKpUMTNXRTBDN0FLMlc5RDE3Mkk4QjNJR081Uy4u
- https://nationalhighways.co.uk
- https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/9414403/0/foldersFilesList.si?reset=true&isOnModification=false&_ncp=1761144068150.1047928-4#fh
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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