---
title: "Lighting CMS Area 3 &4 (Retrospective)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e70f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Highways Limited"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Lighting CMS Area 3 &4 (Retrospective)

Buyer: National Highways Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e70f

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## Summary

National Highways Limited procured lighting control and management system (CMS) licences for Areas 3 and 4 of its major-project network. The requirement covers lighting equipment and electric lamps, with the licences agreed retrospectively for lighting systems already contracted through existing major project schemes. The buying organisation is National Highways Limited, a central government public authority based in Birmingham. Delivery is across the United Kingdom, supporting National Highways’ road infrastructure rather than a standalone building or local site. This is a goods requirement focused on the supply or licensing of lighting-control capability for highway projects. The scope is concentrated on CMS licences associated with two defined operational areas, making experience in managed highway lighting and related control systems particularly relevant.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award. The stated rationale is that the agreement was retrospective because the requirement had already been contracted through existing major project schemes. One lot was completed. Exterior Lighting Solutions was selected as the supplier. The award value is £19,725.98 excluding VAT, or £23,671.18 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 19 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The requirement was evaluated and progressed as a direct award rather than an open competition, with urgency recorded as the rationale classification. A future contract-signature milestone was scheduled for 19 August 2026. The award record is marked pending, while the tender itself is marked complete.

This opportunity demonstrates demand from National Highways for lighting CMS licences supporting major highway projects across defined network areas. A credible future supplier would need to provide lighting-control or lighting-management systems suitable for highway infrastructure, and understand how those systems operate within major project environments. Experience of supplying or supporting licences for existing schemes would be relevant, particularly where continuity, compatibility and integration with installed lighting assets matter. Suppliers should be able to work with a central government highway authority and manage requirements spanning more than one operational area. The successful supplier’s profile also shows that this is a sizeable specialist supply requirement rather than general electrical retail: businesses with established lighting technology, project delivery and infrastructure-sector capability are best placed to compete when comparable requirements return.

## Notice

Retrospective agreeement for Lighting CMS licenses for Areas 3 and 4

### Procurement Information

Retrospective agreement as already contracted from existing Major Project schemes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078913-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,725 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Highways Limited |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | 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 | Exterior Lighting Solutions |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

### Codes

- 31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 11:55 - AwardUpdate - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078913-2026
- 19 Aug 2026 at 09:13 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078765-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078913-2026
  19th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078765-2026
  19th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://nationalhighways.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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