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title: "A38 Saltash Tunnel Management System (TCMS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e812"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Highways Limited"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# A38 Saltash Tunnel Management System (TCMS)

Buyer: National Highways Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e812

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## Summary

National Highways Limited procured services to operate, maintain and support the A38 Saltash Tunnel Management System (TCMS). The requirement covers programming for systems and user software, disaster-recovery services, helpdesk and technical support, software testing, and hardware disaster-recovery consultancy. It concerns the tunnel’s management and control infrastructure, including the technology needed to keep the system supported and recoverable. The procurement was a single requirement covering the A38 Saltash Tunnel, with delivery in the United Kingdom. The buyer is National Highways Limited, the company responsible for managing England’s strategic road network. The scope combines software, operational support, testing and resilience work rather than a standalone supply of equipment.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. National Highways Limited awarded the requirement to P. DUCKER SYSTEMS LIMITED. The award was made on 19 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract period runs from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028. Its value is £11,865,312. The procedure used was a tender under the legal framework for public procurement, with one lot covering the complete A38 Saltash Tunnel Management System requirement. The contract was subsequently amended to add further works, services or supplies needed after installation work progressed, including additional tunnel equipment requirements and Lane Control and Urban MS4 signs.

This requirement is relevant to established tunnel-technology and transport-control-system suppliers able to combine software engineering with operational support. A credible competitor would need capability in programming systems and user software, software testing, helpdesk provision and disaster recovery, alongside the specialist knowledge needed to support hardware and tunnel infrastructure. Experience of safety-critical or security-compliant environments would be important because the requirement involved design-and-build deliverables, approvals and security compliance. The awarded supplier was recorded as a large organisation, indicating that substantial delivery capacity was relevant. Suppliers should also be able to manage detailed equipment design and installation interfaces, including cabinets, cabling, lighting, power-supply sizing and lane-control signage.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079222-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| 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 | 1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,865,312 |

## Status

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

## 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 | P. DUCKER SYSTEMS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72251000 - Disaster recovery services
- 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
- 72254000 - Software testing

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 18:02 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079222-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://nationalhighways.co.uk/

## Provenance

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