Buyer Name: National Highways Limited
Buyer Address: Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, UKG31, B4 6GA, United Kingdom
Contact Email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk
Contact Telephone: 0300 123 5000
National Spatial Planning Contract 2026
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
26666666.67 GBP
26666666.67 GBP
Published
05 Feb 2026, 10:41
05 Feb 2026, 10:41
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
18 Feb 2026, 00:00
18 Feb 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Jan 2031, 23:59
31 Jan 2031, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
79411000 - General management consultancy services
79411000 - General management consultancy services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
WSP UK Limited, AECOM Limited, Jacobs U.K. Limited, SYSTRA Limited
WSP UK Limited, AECOM Limited, Jacobs U.K. Limited, SYSTRA Limited
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Description
Delivery of National Spatial planning contracts from February 2026. Replacing the current NEC 4 Professional Service Contracts tendered in 2020, awarded in 2021 and expiring in February 2026. The replacement contracts will also be NEC 4 Professional Service Contracts starting in 2026, initially for five years but with the option to extend for a further three years. The key aim is to deliver contracts to purchase the technical services of consultants to help Spatial Planning Teams review planning applications, local plan documents and supplementary planning documents. This is to help fulfil National Highways obligation as a Statutory Consultee in the planning process. The consultants will provide technical advice across a large number of areas, including but not limited to reviewing transport assessments, reviewing traffic and transport models, undertaking traffic and transport modelling for National Highways, reviewing technical notes from applicants, attending examinations in public on behalf of NH and as an expert witness.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 2 Status: complete
Lot 3 Status: complete
Documents
Document Description: Not published
Contracts
Contract Title: National Spatial Planning Contract 2026 - North
Contract Title: National Spatial Planning Contract 2026 - Midlands & East
Contract Title: National Spatial Planning Contract 2026 - South
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