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Asset Delivery Area 4 Maintenance & Response Contract

National Highways · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:27.

Opportunity overview

This VEAT Notice relates to a Deed of Variation to a National Highways' Maintenance and Response Contract. This Contract currently provides and undertakes all cyclical and reactive maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the trunk roads and motorways within Kent, Surrey, West and East Sussex (National Highways Area 4) (the "Contract"). Duties also include maintenance of roadside technology, the provision of traffic management for the contractor, maintenance and incident response activities, and traffic management for others who may be working on the network. The Contract is due to expire on 2nd November 2028 and will be shortened to have a new end date of 5th June 2028, this is in order to align with the procurement process for the next Maintenance & Response contracts.

Awarded to

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Kier Highways Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£238.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Aug 2020
Award ID
047881-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Manchester, UK, M2 2EE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45233139 — Highway maintenance work
  • CPV34923000 — Road traffic-control equipment
  • CPV34993100 — Tunnel lighting
  • CPV45221248 — Tunnel linings construction work
  • CPV45233130 — Construction work for highways
  • CPV45233140 — Roadworks
  • CPV45233141 — Road-maintenance works
  • CPV45233210 — Surface work for highways
  • CPV45310000 — Electrical installation work
  • CPV45316200 — Installation of signalling equipment
  • CPV50230000 — Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
  • CPV50800000 — Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
  • CPV63712300 — Bridge and tunnel operation services
  • CPV63712320 — Tunnel operation services
  • CPV71300000 — Engineering services

Lots

  • The Contract is one of a number of Maintenance & Response contracts which are part of a single procurement programme. For continuity and consistency there is a need for national alignment of the expiry date for all M&R contracts, to enable co-ordinated re-procurement. This means that the term of this Area 4 M&R Contract will be shortened and will have a new end date of 5th June 2028 instead of 2nd November 2028. The amended Contract estimated value is £238,500,000.Value not stated

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-0585b5
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The modifications to the Contract fall within the permissible grounds set out under Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in that the modifications are not substantial within the meaning of Regulation 72(8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because: This is a Contract shortening and does not render the Contract materially different; The minor shortening of the Contract would not have changed the outcome of the original procurement as it would not have altered tenders or scores; The shortened Contract will operate on the same terms and pricing so that this does not alter the economic balance of the Contract in favour of the contractor; The change does not considerably alter the scope of the Contract as the works and services provided will remain unchanged; and; This is not a change in contractor. The Deed of Variation ensures continuity of service on the Strategic Road Network and aligns with National Highways' wider asset delivery and procurement strategy, thereby safeguarding public value and network integrity. The Contract is being shortened to better align with the re-procurement strategy for all Maintenance & Response contracts.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
45233139
Scheme
CPV
Description
Highway maintenance work

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
The Contract is one of a number of Maintenance & Response contracts which are part of a single procurement programme. For continuity and consistency there is a need for national alignment of the expiry date for all M&R contracts, to enable co-ordinated re-procurement. This means that the term of this Area 4 M&R Contract will be shortened and will have a new end date of 5th June 2028 instead of 2nd November 2028. The amended Contract estimated value is £238,500,000.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Highways England South-East Region Area 4 covers the counties of Kent, Surrey and West & East Sussex

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34923000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road traffic-control equipment
Entry 2
Id
34993100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tunnel lighting
Entry 3
Id
45221248
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tunnel linings construction work
Entry 4
Id
45233130
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for highways
Entry 5
Id
45233140
Scheme
CPV
Description
Roadworks
Entry 6
Id
45233141
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road-maintenance works
Entry 7
Id
45233210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Surface work for highways
Entry 8
Id
45310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electrical installation work
Entry 9
Id
45316200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Installation of signalling equipment
Entry 10
Id
50230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
Entry 11
Id
50800000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Entry 12
Id
63712300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Bridge and tunnel operation services
Entry 13
Id
63712320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tunnel operation services
Entry 14
Id
71300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Engineering services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-139911
Name
National Highways

Roles

buyer

Address

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

Details

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

Legal Name
National Highways

Contact

Telephone
+44 03001235000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-157661
Name
Kier Highways Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M2 2EE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
81 Fountain Street,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Kier Highways Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-157662
Name
National Highways

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Guildford
Postal Code
GU1 4LZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bridge House, Walnut

Identifier

Legal Name
National Highways

Award information

Award 1
Id
047881-2025-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-157661
Name
Kier Highways Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
047881-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
047881-2025-1
Date Signed
4 Aug 2020, 00:00

Value

Amount
238,500,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Guildford · UK · GU1 4LZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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