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ITEP1168 - Cyber R&D Project

National Highways Limited · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 12:32.

Opportunity overview

National Highways intends to directly award a contract for the delivery of independent cyber security research and development. The requirement is for academic-led, evidence-based analysis to identify and assess emerging cyber risks across Strategic Road Network technologies, supporting development of mitigation strategies and safe adoption of new technologies. The contract will be awarded under the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 (Research and Development), on the basis that the requirement constitutes specialist, research-led activity that cannot be met through the commercial market and requires independent academic capability.

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.

Cardiff University

Matched by number
Contract value
£240k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£288k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000089
Location
Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ITEP1168
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This route is compliant because: • The requirement constitutes a research-driven R&D activity, not a standard commercial service. • The deliverable is a novel and exploratory research output, forming an evidence base rather than a finished product • Market engagement and existing evidence demonstrate: • Limited supplier capability in vendor-neutral research delivery • Commercial suppliers are not aligned to independent R&D outcomes • Academic partners provide: • Specialist expertise • Continuity with existing NH research activity • Independence and credibility The use of Schedule 5, Paragraph 2 is justified as the contract concerns: • Research, experimentation, and development • Testing viability of new capability areas (as explicitly permitted under PA2023 provisions)

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
National Highways Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PGMJ-3793-VBBN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGMJ-3793-VBBN

Address

Street Address
Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B4 6GA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Telephone
0300 123 5000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Cardiff University
Id
GB-COH-RC000089

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000089

Address

Street Address
Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 3AT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000089
Name
Cardiff University

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
10 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
This contract does not have KPIs, However, it does contain a number of deliverables, milestones, progress reporting requirements, and performance obligations that effectively act as performance measures.

Period

Starts
10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
An additional extension is included in the contract as a fall back position just incase the deliverables are not completed by the end of the initial term.

Value

Including VAT
288,000
Amount
240,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
087765-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Sept 2026, 13:30
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B4 6GA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 056104-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 061278-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 061280-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 065600-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 087765-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·