---
title: "ITEP1154 - Operational Technology Strategic Review Time Only Extension"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079068"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Highways"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# ITEP1154 - Operational Technology Strategic Review Time Only Extension

Buyer: National Highways  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079068

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## Summary

National Highways Limited commissioned specialist consultancy for its Operational Technology Strategic Review. The work supports decisions on future investment in operational technology and the operating model for managing it. Services cover strategic assessment, engagement with stakeholders, developing recommendations, planning a roadmap, assurance, and producing the agreed supporting outputs. The requirement is consultancy rather than the supply of technology or delivery of infrastructure works. The contract’s scope and deliverables remain unchanged through the extension. The work is for National Highways, with delivery described as taking place in the UK.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. PA Consulting Services Ltd was selected. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026 and is valued at £1,654,940. Its period runs to 31 March 2027. The procurement is a time-only extension to the existing consultancy arrangement, enabling the remaining review activities and final outputs to be completed. The modification records an additional £146,000 to facilitate this work, while keeping the original services and deliverables unchanged. No separate evaluation criteria or award basis are stated in the process information. The award is for a single lot covering the strategic review consultancy.

For consultancy firms seeking to compete for comparable National Highways work in future, this award shows demand for specialist operational technology strategy support, rather than technology implementation. A credible supplier would need to assess strategic options, engage stakeholders, develop actionable recommendations and investment roadmaps, provide assurance, and deliver clear supporting outputs. Experience advising on operational technology and the operating models that govern it would be directly relevant. The extension rationale also shows the value placed on continuity: familiarity with work already under way, the ability to complete agreed deliverables without disruptive handover, and the capacity to sustain delivery through to final outputs. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate strong project management and stakeholder engagement alongside specialist strategic expertise.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract provides specialist consultancy services to support the OpTech Strategic Review. Services include strategic assessment, stakeholder engagement, development of recommendations, roadmap planning, assurance activities, and production of supporting outputs to inform future Operational Technology investment and operating model decisions. This variation is a time-only extension and does not alter the scope of services or contract value. The extension is required to enable completion of the outstanding review activities and finalisation of all agreed deliverables.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101144-2026 |
| 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,654,940 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Highways |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 15:29 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101144-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalhighways.co.uk

## Provenance

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