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title: "619711 - A303 Kimpton Quarley C4 Utility Diversion"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0778b3"
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# 619711 - A303 Kimpton Quarley C4 Utility Diversion

Buyer: National Highways  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0778b3

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## Summary

National Highways Limited commissioned utility-diversion works on the A303 at Kimpton and Quarley. During construction, a four-way duct was identified on site; the work involved a two-person civil engineering team and a supervisor attending to reposition and lower the Colt Neo (Lumen) four-way duct route. This is a focused construction requirement involving duct infrastructure associated with communications or power networks, rather than a broad road-building project. The buyer is National Highways Limited, the central government body responsible for the strategic road network. The work relates to the A303 at Kimpton and Quarley; the procurement does not identify a more precise delivery address.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to OCU Services Limited. National Highways used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 24 September 2026 to 30 January 2027. Its value is £14,304.17 excluding VAT (£17,165 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the utility-diversion works. The award is active and the contract is active. The published description explains that the requirement arose after a four-way duct was found during construction; the specified work was to slew and lower the Colt Neo (Lumen) duct route. No evaluation criteria are stated for this direct award.

For comparable National Highways requirements, credible suppliers would need to mobilise a small, supervised civil engineering crew able to carry out utility duct adjustments on an active road construction site. Relevant experience would include safely repositioning and lowering communications or power duct routes, responding to conditions discovered during construction, and coordinating specialist civils work with the wider project. The award indicates demand for a tightly scoped, practical intervention rather than a large standalone infrastructure package. OCU Services Limited was selected through a direct award without competition, so the outcome does not establish a competitive scoring benchmark or formal qualification standard. Suppliers seeking similar work should be able to demonstrate suitable field capability, supervision and responsiveness for targeted utility-diversion tasks on National Highways projects.

## Notice

619711 - A303 Kimpton Quarley C4 Utility Diversion. Works due to 4 way duct being identified on site during construction. OCU provided a two-person civils team and supervisor to attended site to slew and lower the Colt Neo (Lumen) 4-way duct route.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090178-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Sep 2026 - 30 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £14,304 |

## 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 | Instalcom on behalf of Century Link |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45231000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 14:28 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090178-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090178-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract details 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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