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title: "Supporting & Improving Quality in the supply chain"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef09"
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# Supporting & Improving Quality in the supply chain

Buyer: National Highways  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef09

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## Summary

National Highways Limited procured business and management consultancy services to support and improve quality across its supply chain. The work covers launching and managing National Highways’ streamlined Quality Maturity Assessment, developing and publicising initial assessment guidance and supporting materials, gathering and analysing assessment results, and using those results to propose future materials that help suppliers improve their quality maturity. The requirement is relevant to consultancies experienced in supply-chain improvement, quality management, assessment design, guidance development, data analysis and programme support. It concerns National Highways’ own supply chain and its quality-improvement activity, rather than construction delivery or highway works. The selected service provider is Action Sustainability (Trading) Limited, a large UK organisation specialising in sustainability and supply-chain support.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. National Highways used a direct award below the threshold without competition. One completed lot was awarded to Action Sustainability (Trading) Limited, and the contract was signed on 28 August 2026. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a maximum extent to 30 September 2027 and a six-month renewal option. Its value is £34,490 excluding VAT, or £41,388 including VAT. The award is for services and is below the relevant threshold. The evaluation outcome is therefore the selection of the named supplier through a non-competitive direct award, rather than a competed tender with published bid scoring or a price-and-quality assessment.

This award is a clear signal that National Highways is investing in structured quality improvement across its supply chain. A credible future competitor would need to design and run a practical maturity-assessment process, produce clear guidance and supporting materials, manage engagement with suppliers, and analyse results well enough to turn findings into an ongoing improvement programme. Relevant experience would include supply-chain quality, supplier development, assurance frameworks, assessment methodology, stakeholder communications and evidence-based programme design. The work also favours providers able to combine consultancy with operational delivery: organising assessments, handling results, explaining findings and converting them into usable materials. Businesses with a track record of improving supplier capability for major infrastructure or public-sector supply chains would be well placed when this type of requirement returns.

## Notice

Launch and management of NH streamlined Quality Maturity Assessment. Developing and publicising initial assessment guidance and supporting materials for supply chain Gathering and analysing assessment results Using results of assessments to propose future programme of materials to support improving quality maturity of our supply chain.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082398-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £34,490 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Highways |
| 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 | Action Sustainability (Trading) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 30 Aug 2026 at 18:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082398-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082398-2026
  30th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.actionsustainability.com/contact-us
- https://nationalhighways.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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