AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited published a contract and award update for a variation to its PAN DS Package 3 cyber security arrangement. The active contract record names BAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE LIMITED and gives a total contract value of £20,036,666.67, signed on 2 October 2026 and ending on 26 June 2027.
Published outcomeThe published record shows one active award for lot 1. The supplier appears twice in the source under separate party identifiers but has the same verified legal identity; this is treated as one supplier, not two separate winners.
Market significanceThe variation states that additional contractual headroom is required for increased demand for specialist cyber-security resources. The notice says there is no change to the contract scope, term, deliverables or nature of services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE LIMITED
97% confidenceAward 095842-2026-con_28171-1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £20,036,666.67 GBP · verified supplier on active award
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Verified company name and number 01337451 supplied for both source supplier party records; award relates to lot 1. Contract value is recorded at contract level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAward and contract update published 9 October 2026.
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Process published_at and release history: 2026-10-09T17:11:31+01:00; notice type: awardUpdate, contractUpdate.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive contract record.
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Contract 095842-2026-con_28171-1 has status 'active'.
Signature date
99% confidence2 October 2026.
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Variation
98% confidenceContract amendment recorded to provide additional headroom for increased specialist cyber-security resource demand.
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Contract amendment rationale.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£20,036,666.67
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Contract value.amount: 20036666.67; currency: GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published value is for the contract and is not separately allocated by supplier or lot.
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No award-level, supplier-level or lot-level value allocation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history.
Contract end
99% confidence26 June 2027
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Contract period.endDate and lot contractPeriod.endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMaintenance of National Highways' cyber-security capability and service continuity across critical security programmes and operational activities.
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Tender and lot description; amendment description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72224000 — Project management consultancy services.
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Tender and contract item classification.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom.
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Contract item deliveryAddresses region: UK.
Variation scope
98% confidenceThe amendment says there is no change to scope, term, deliverables or the nature of the services.
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Amendment rationale.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Procurement method and procurement method details are not supplied.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation result or scoring information is supplied.
Variation rationale
98% confidenceAdditional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire, due to increased demand arising from a growing pipeline of cyber-security initiatives.
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Amendment rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract end date
99% confidence26 June 2027.
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Contract period.endDate.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension or renewal option is supplied.
Amendment purpose
98% confidenceAdditional contractual headroom to meet additional requirements until expiry in June 2027.
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Amendment rationale.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand signal
98% confidenceThe buyer reports increased demand for specialist cyber-security resources, linked to growth in its cyber-security initiative pipeline.
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Amendment rationale.
Commercial change
98% confidenceThe notice describes an uplift in contractual headroom while stating that scope, term, deliverables and service nature remain unchanged.
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Amendment rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier duplication resolved
99% confidenceTwo source supplier records represent the same verified legal entity and are reported once as the winning supplier.
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Both records have verified company number 01337451 and verified company name BAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE LIMITED.
Value allocation limitation
99% confidenceThe £20,036,666.67 value is published only at contract level and cannot be allocated between source supplier records or to a lot.
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Contract-level value supplied; no supplier-, award- or lot-level allocation supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceProcurement method, competition, bid prices, evaluation scores, award date, start date, lot title, extension terms and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
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Relevant fields are null or absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source duplicates the supplier under two party identifiers; both map to the same verified legal entity and are therefore not treated as separate winners.
- The published £20,036,666.67 contract value is shared at contract level and is not allocated to a supplier, award component or lot.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: procurement method, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award date, contract start date, lot title, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National HighwaysBAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE LIMITEDcyber security contract variationPAN DS Package 3ITEP0666UK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the National Highways cyber security contract update?
The active contract record names BAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE LIMITED, verified under company number 01337451.
What is the published contract value?
The contract-level value is £20,036,666.67. The notice does not allocate this amount by supplier or lot.
What changed under the variation?
The notice cites increased demand for specialist cyber-security resources and additional contractual headroom. It states there is no change to scope, term, deliverables or service nature.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 26 June 2027. No renewal or extension terms are stated.
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