Specialist Professional and Technical Service 3 (SPaTS3)

Opportunity overview

National Highways is the government company responsible for maintaining and operating the major road network in England. An opportunity has been published to potential suppliers and the scope of works that could be delivered through the SPaTS3 Framework is shown below. The Suppliers will be expected to provide road transport-related technical consultancy, engineering advice, research and innovation services. The services required come under the following headings: a) asset operation, maintenance, assurance and performance b) business support (in key areas of specialist / technical support) c) communications and data transfer d) customer insight research, market research and publicity e) design standards manuals and departures f) economics, statistics and transport modelling g) enforcement policy h) environmental i) geotechnical engineering j) Health, Safety & Well being, security, road safety and vehicle restraint k) highway structures l) identity & image m) incident management and traffic officer service n) intelligent transport o) management information systems p) network resilience q) pavement engineering r) pilots and trials s) post implementation evaluation t) quality management u) risk and value management v) road user behaviour w) strategic transport planning and policy x) sustainability y) traffic signals and road lighting z) transport engineering There will be a maximum of 6 suppliers appointed. It is expected that the successful suppliers will utilise a diverse supply chain to provide specialist support in the required areas. Work under the framework may be awarded following mini-competition, following a single response to a request for expressions of interest or through a direct award to a single supplier. The main site of performance of the activities is England. However, successful suppliers may be requested to work outside of England in support of the organisations enabled to use this framework, as noted in the additional information. Further details of the requirements of the topic areas and the processes to award work are included in the tender documents.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Amey OW Limited

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £82.5m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 15 Jun 2025
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30166-7
Status: active
Identifier: 01922327
Location: London, UK, EC4A 1AB, United Kingdom

Ove Arup & Partners Limited

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £82.5m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 15 Jun 2025
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30167-6
Status: active
Identifier: 1312453
Location: London, UK, W1T 4BJ, United Kingdom

Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £82.5m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 15 Jun 2025
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30168-5
Status: active
Identifier: 02212959
Location: London, UK, EC3N 2ER, United Kingdom

WSP UK Limited

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £82.5m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 15 Jun 2025
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30169-4
Status: active
Identifier: 01383511
Location: London, UK, United Kingdom

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Matched by normalised name

Contract value: £41.3m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 15 Jun 2025
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30170-3
Status: active
Identifier: 00688424
Location: Epsom, UK, KT18 5BW, United Kingdom

Costain Limited

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £82.5m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 15 Jun 2025
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30171-2
Status: active
Identifier: 00610201
Location: London, UK, EC3A 8BE, United Kingdom

Jacobs U.K. Limited.

Matched by normalised name

Contract value: £41.3m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 15 Jun 2025
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30172-1
Status: active
Location: London, UK, SE1 2QG, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV73220000 — Development consultancy services
CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

Framework to deliver specialist professional and technical support.£495m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-04967c
Status: complete
Has Recurrence: No
Review Details: National Highways incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on award of the contract was communicated to candidates. Appeals must be lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (SI 2015 No. 102) as amended.
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: This corrigendum corrects details of the awarded contracts. AtkinsRéalis and Jacobs UK were awarded a single contract as a group of economic operators. Each of the six awarded contracts have a nominal value of £495,000,000 to represent that each supplier has an opportunity to obtain a share of the full framework value of £495,000,000.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label: Award of contract
Section: V

New Value

Text: The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes V.2.3) Name and address of the contractorV.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Jacobs U.K. Limited. Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane London SE1 2QG Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom The contractor is an SME No V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor AtkinsRéalis UK Limited Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road Epsom KT18 5BW Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 00688424 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £495,000,000

Old Value

Text: The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No V.2.3) Name and address of the contractorV.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Jacobs U.K. Limited. Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane London SE1 2QG Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £41,250,000

Entry 2

Where

Label: Award of contract
Section: V

New Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Costain Limited Costain Limited, Seventh Floor, 70 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8BE Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 00610201 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £495,000,000

Old Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Costain Limited Costain Limited, Seventh Floor, 70 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8BE Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 00610201 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £82,500,000

Entry 3

Where

Label: Award of contract
Section: V

New Value

Old Value

Text: Contract No con_30170 A contract/lot is awarded: Yes V.2) Award of contractV.2) Award of contract V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contractV.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract 16 June 2025 V.2.2) Information about tendersV.2.2) Information about tenders Number of tenders received: 9 Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9 The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No V.2.3) Name and address of the contractorV.2.3) Name and address of the contractor AtkinsRéalis UK Limited Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road Epsom KT18 5BW Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 00688424 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £41,250,000

Entry 4

Where

Label: Award of contract
Section: V

New Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor WSP UK Limited WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane London Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 01383511 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £495,000,000

Old Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor WSP UK Limited WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane London Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 01383511 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £82,500,000

Entry 5

Where

Label: Award of contract
Section: V

New Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited 80 Fenchurch Street London EC3N 2ER Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 02212959 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £495,000,000

Old Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited 80 Fenchurch Street London EC3N 2ER Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 02212959 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £82,500,000

Entry 6

Where

Label: Award of contract
Section: V

New Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Ove Arup & Partners Limited 8 Fitzroy Street London W1T 4BJ Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 1312453 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £495,000,000

Old Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Ove Arup & Partners Limited 8 Fitzroy Street London W1T 4BJ Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 1312453 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £82,500,000

Entry 7

Where

Label: Award of contract
Section: V

New Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Amey OW Limited 3rd Floor, Chancery Exchange, 10 Furnival Street London EC4A 1AB Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 01922327 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £495,000,000

Old Value

Text: V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Amey OW Limited 3rd Floor, Chancery Exchange, 10 Furnival Street London EC4A 1AB Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom National registration number 01922327 The contractor is an SME No V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) Total value of the contract/lot: £82,500,000

Bid Opening

Date: 11 Oct 2024, 12:30

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale: A six-year duration is necessary due to the extensive mobilisation period and investment costs required by suppliers to meet all obligations and deliver projects effectively, making a four-year duration insufficient. Additionally, SPaTS3 supports economic, environmental goals, and the government's objectives, including Carbon Net Zero, during Roads Period 3 (RIS3).
Maximum Participants: 6

Expected award period

Starts: 11 Oct 2024, 12:30

Tender Period

Ends: 11 Oct 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment: Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy: allowed

Classification

Id: 73220000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Development consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days: 360

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: cancelled
Has Options: No
Has Renewal: No
Description: Framework to deliver specialist professional and technical support.

Value

Amount: 495,000,000
Currency: GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Health, Safety and Well Being (HS&W)
Type: quality
Description: 10.5%

Criterion 2

Name: Technical Capability
Type: quality
Description: 14%

Criterion 3

Name: Technical Capacity
Type: quality
Description: 10.5%

Criterion 4

Name: Framework Management & Delivery
Type: quality
Description: 21%

Criterion 5

Name: Support for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Type: quality
Description: 14%

Criterion 6

Name: Social Value - Tackling economic inequality and creating equal opportunities
Type: quality
Description: 10%

Criterion 7

Type: price
Description: 20%

Contract period

Duration In Days: 2,160

Submission terms

Variant Policy: notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery Location

Description: England

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK

Entry 2

Region: UK

Entry 3

Region: UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 73000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: economic
Document Type: economicSelectionCriteria

Entry 2

Id: technical
Document Type: technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-FTS-123007
Name: National Highways

Roles

buyer

centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region: UK
Locality: Guilford
Postal Code: GU1 4LZ
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close

Details

Url: http://www.nationalhighways.co.uk ↗
Buyer Profile: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: NATIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Description: National or federal agency/office

Entry 2

Id: 01
Scheme: COFOG
Description: General public services

Identifier

Id: 09346363
Legal Name: National Highways

Contact

Url: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗
Name: Matthew Diggle
Email: spats3@nationalhighways.co.uk

Organisation 2

Id: GB-FTS-4347
Name: See details at VI.4.3

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality: See details at VI.4.3
Country Name: United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name: See details at VI.4.3

Organisation 3

Id: GB-FTS-145534
Name: National Highways

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UK
Locality: Guilford
Postal Code: GU1 4LZ
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Bridge House, Walnut Tree Close

Details

Url: http://www.nationalhighways.co.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: NATIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Description: National or federal agency/office

Entry 2

Id: 01
Scheme: COFOG
Description: General public services

Identifier

Id: 09346363
Legal Name: National Highways

Contact

Email: spats3@nationalhighways.co.uk
Telephone: +44 3001235000

Organisation 4

Id: GB-FTS-152484
Name: Jacobs U.K. Limited.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UK
Locality: London
Postal Code: SE1 2QG
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane

Details

Scale: large

Identifier

Legal Name: Jacobs U.K. Limited.

Organisation 5

Id: GB-FTS-152485
Name: Costain Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UK
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC3A 8BE
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Costain Limited, Seventh Floor, 70 St Mary Axe

Details

Scale: large

Identifier

Id: 00610201
Legal Name: Costain Limited

Organisation 6

Id: GB-FTS-108289
Name: AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UK
Locality: Epsom
Postal Code: KT18 5BW
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road

Details

Scale: large

Identifier

Id: 00688424
Legal Name: AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Organisation 7

Id: GB-FTS-152486
Name: WSP UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UK
Locality: London
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane

Details

Scale: large

Identifier

Id: 01383511
Legal Name: WSP UK Limited

Organisation 8

Id: GB-FTS-152487
Name: Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UK
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC3N 2ER
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 80 Fenchurch Street

Details

Scale: large

Identifier

Id: 02212959
Legal Name: Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited

Organisation 9

Id: GB-FTS-25371
Name: Ove Arup & Partners Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UK
Locality: London
Postal Code: W1T 4BJ
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 8 Fitzroy Street

Details

Scale: large

Identifier

Id: 1312453
Legal Name: Ove Arup & Partners Limited

Organisation 10

Id: GB-FTS-152488
Name: Amey OW Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UK
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC4A 1AB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 3rd Floor, Chancery Exchange, 10 Furnival Street

Details

Scale: large

Identifier

Id: 01922327
Legal Name: Amey OW Limited

Award information

Award 1

Id: 035080-2025-con_30172-1
Status: active

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-152484
Name: Jacobs U.K. Limited.

Related lots

Award 2

Id: 035080-2025-con_30171-2
Status: active

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-152485
Name: Costain Limited

Related lots

Award 3

Id: 035080-2025-con_30170-3
Status: active

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-108289
Name: AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Related lots

Award 4

Id: 035080-2025-con_30169-4
Status: active

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-152486
Name: WSP UK Limited

Related lots

Award 5

Id: 035080-2025-con_30168-5
Status: active

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-152487
Name: Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited

Related lots

Award 6

Id: 035080-2025-con_30167-6
Status: active

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-25371
Name: Ove Arup & Partners Limited

Related lots

Award 7

Id: 035080-2025-con_30166-7
Status: active

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-152488
Name: Amey OW Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 035080-2025-con_30172-1
Status: active
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30172-1
Date Signed: 16 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount: 41,250,000
Currency: GBP

Entry 2

Id: 035080-2025-con_30171-2
Status: active
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30171-2
Date Signed: 16 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount: 82,500,000
Currency: GBP

Entry 3

Id: 035080-2025-con_30170-3
Status: active
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30170-3
Date Signed: 16 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount: 41,250,000
Currency: GBP

Entry 4

Id: 035080-2025-con_30169-4
Status: active
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30169-4
Date Signed: 16 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount: 82,500,000
Currency: GBP

Entry 5

Id: 035080-2025-con_30168-5
Status: active
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30168-5
Date Signed: 16 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount: 82,500,000
Currency: GBP

Entry 6

Id: 035080-2025-con_30167-6
Status: active
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30167-6
Date Signed: 16 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount: 82,500,000
Currency: GBP

Entry 7

Id: 035080-2025-con_30166-7
Status: active
Award ID: 035080-2025-con_30166-7
Date Signed: 16 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount: 82,500,000
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Guilford · UK · GU1 4LZ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-04967c-2025-07-01T08:52:20+01:00compiled · 1 Jul 2025, 08:52