---
title: "LTC - KDNL - Strategic advice for Stage 2"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0787ad"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Highways"
published: "2026-10-14"
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# LTC - KDNL - Strategic advice for Stage 2

Buyer: National Highways  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787ad

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## Summary

National Highways Limited commissioned Kent Downs National Landscape to provide strategic advice for Stage 2 of the LTC project. The services cover attendance at technical working groups, reviewing and commenting on meeting notes, and reviewing project documents and plans as required. The supplier is also to cooperate on other project matters, including resolving outstanding issues from the Statement of Common Ground when National Highways requests it. This is advisory and project-support work, rather than construction or supply of physical goods. National Highways is the buying organisation. The named supplier is based in Maidstone, and the buyer is based in Birmingham; no delivery location is stated for the work.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Kent Downs National Landscape through a direct award. National Highways said the requirement could only be carried out by this supplier. There was one lot. The award value is £172,500 excluding VAT (£207,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 December 2033. The award is recorded as pending, and a future signature was scheduled for 14 October 2026. The published information gives no separate scoring breakdown or competitive evaluation criteria; the stated basis for the direct award is that the work could only be executed by Kent Downs National Landscape.

For suppliers tracking future demand from National Highways, this award shows a requirement for sustained, specialist strategic advice on the LTC project, including participation in technical groups, careful review of project materials and support in resolving issues with stakeholders. A credible competitor would need the relevant landscape expertise and the ability to contribute effectively to complex infrastructure planning, provide clear written analysis, and work constructively with National Highways and other project participants over an extended period. The direct award was justified on the basis that only Kent Downs National Landscape could execute this requirement, so a future supplier would need to demonstrate distinctive expertise and a strong fit with the project’s specific context, not simply general consultancy capacity. The work is a substantial, long-running advisory commitment rather than a short, discrete review.

## Notice

The scope of works includes attendance at technical working groups, review and comment on meeting notes, and review of project-related documents and plans as required. It also includes cooperation on other matters related to the Project, including the resolution of outstanding issues from the Statement of Common Ground, where requested by National Highways.

### Procurement Information

It could only be executed by Kent Downs National Landscape

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097059-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £172,500 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Kent Downs National Landscape |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 14:22 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097059-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097059-2026
  14th October 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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