National Highways awards TCMS third-party checking contract to ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Oct 2026, 16:08.

Opportunity overview

National Highways is in the process of delivering the new Tunnel Control and Management System (TCMS) for the first phase of the systems deployment at Hindhead Tunnel. Hindhead is the first tunnel from National Highways portfolio of 11 tunnels to be migrated onto the new TCMS. The TCMS is classed as a Tunnel System and as such it’s design and development is required to comply with CG300 technical approval of highways structure and CD352 Design of road tunnels. To satisfy the standards, National Highways require an independent design checker to undertake Category 3 Checking and an independent functional safety assessor to undertake functional safety assessments of the design and implementation of the TCMS. The TCMS has completed the majority of the design and test phases and now requires completion of the fault free running period, trial period and safety case which will allow issue of the final certification. There are changes required to several design and test documents which require completion of the Category 3 Checking before issue of the design certification. National Highways are also seeking Approval in Principles (AiP) for both Southwick and Roundhill Tunnels. These AiP’s are necessary to progress the approvals of planned tunnel refurbishment schemes at the tunnels in compliance with CG300 and CD352 and to move the schemes into detailed design for the tunnel refurbishments.

Awarded to

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ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £553.1k
Awarded: 16 Aug 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 00688424
Location: Epsom, UKJ26, KT185BW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5c8
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: Yes

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

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

Email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk
Telephone: 0300 123 5000

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://nationalhighways.co.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-00688424

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 00688424

Address

Street Address: Woodcote Grove Ashley Road, , Surrey
Locality: Epsom
Postal Code: KT185BW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ26

Contact

Email: transporttechnology@atkinsrealis.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.atkinsrealis.com/ ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71317200
Description: Health and safety services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-00688424
Name: ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: TCMS 3rd Party Checker
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 15 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale: Under Threshold

Period

Starts: 15 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 13 Sept 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 663,773.42
Amount: 553,144.52
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 099526-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099526-2026 ↗
Published: 21 Oct 2026, 14:15
Format: text/html

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

078192-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 17 Aug 2026, 15:10
099526-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 21 Oct 2026, 14:15

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

National Highways Limited has awarded and signed a contract with ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED for independent Category 3 design checking and functional-safety assessment work supporting Tunnel Control and Management System deployment and tunnel approvals.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is recorded as "complete"; lot 1 is also recorded as complete.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099526-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5c8
First published: 17 Aug 2026
Last checked: 21 Oct 2026, 16:08
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 21 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award covers lot 1. The contract is stated as signed on 15 September 2026 and runs to 13 September 2027.

Market significance

This is a specialist highways tunnel-systems assurance requirement, covering independent checking, functional safety and approvals activity linked to Hindhead, Southwick and Roundhill tunnels.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 553144.52 GBP · active

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Award 1 names ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED as supplier for lot 1. The linked contract records a value amount of GBP 553,144.52.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

98% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is recorded as "complete"; lot 1 is also recorded as complete.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract signed

99% confidence

15 September 2026

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Contract 1 has dateSigned of 2026-09-15.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

GBP 553,144.52

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Contract 1 value.amount is 553144.52 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

GBP 663,773.42

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 663773.42 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

95% confidence

17 August 2026

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Award 1 award_date is 2026-08-17.

Contract start date

99% confidence

15 September 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-15.

Contract end date

99% confidence

13 September 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-09-13.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

21 October 2026

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Contract details notice 099526-2026 has datePublished of 2026-10-21.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Independent Category 3 design checking and independent functional safety assessment for the Tunnel Control and Management System (TCMS).

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The published description states that National Highways requires an independent design checker for Category 3 Checking and an independent functional safety assessor for TCMS design and implementation.

Technical and operational context

96% confidence

Support includes completion of design and test documentation, fault-free running, trial-period and safety-case activity towards final certification.

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The description says TCMS has completed most design and test phases and requires completion of the fault-free running period, trial period, safety case and specified design/test-document changes.

Tunnel locations in scope

98% confidence

Hindhead Tunnel, with Approval in Principle activity for Southwick and Roundhill tunnels.

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The description identifies Hindhead as the first migration and states that Approval in Principles are sought for Southwick and Roundhill tunnels.

Service classification

99% confidence

Health and safety services (CPV 71317200).

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The award item lists CPV 71317200, described as Health and safety services.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective procedure

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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".

Award route

99% confidence

Award under framework

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The tender procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".

Competition flag

93% confidence

Competitive

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The tender record sets competitive to true.

Framework reference

98% confidence

ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e

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The relatedProcesses entry identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

15 September 2026 to 13 September 2027

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Contract period startDate and endDate are 2026-09-15 and 2027-09-13 respectively.

Above-threshold flag

98% confidence

Yes

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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as true.

Performance metrics

96% confidence

No agreed metrics rationale recorded as "Under Threshold".

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Contract 1 records noAgreedMetricsRationale as "Under Threshold".

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Assurance-led specialist demand

96% confidence

The requirement is focused on independent technical assurance and functional safety assessment rather than delivery of the TCMS itself.

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The scope expressly calls for independent Category 3 checking and functional safety assessments of TCMS design and implementation.

Framework-access route

91% confidence

Suppliers seeking comparable work may need access to the framework linked in the notice.

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The procurement is identified as an award under framework and links to framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5c8
Analysed: 21 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

National Highways Limited

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The buyer party is named National Highways Limited.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority – central government

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Buyer details classify the organisation as "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment".

Buyer location

98% confidence

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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The buyer address lists Birmingham, B4 6GA, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED (company number 00688424)

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Supplier verification identifies ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED, company number 00688424, through a company-number match.

Supplier verification status

99% confidence

Verified

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supplierVerification records the supplier status as verified and matchMethod as company_number.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large organisation

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The supplier party details record scale as "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

80% confidence

Around September 2027, based on the stated contract end date

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The contract end date is 13 September 2027. This is a date-based estimate only, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.

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The lot record supplies only ID 1 and status complete; title, description and value fields are null.

Competition detail

99% confidence

Bidder count, evaluation scores and reasons for award were not supplied in the published data.

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No bid-count, scoring or award-rationale fields are present in the supplied record.

Extensions and renewal options

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No extension, option or renewal-term data is present in the supplied contract record.

Metrics classification inconsistency

99% confidence

The contract is flagged above threshold, while the no-agreed-metrics rationale says "Under Threshold".

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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as true and noAgreedMetricsRationale as "Under Threshold".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Lot 1 is untitled and has no separate description or value in the supplied data.
Information on tender submissions, bidder numbers, scoring, award rationale and pricing breakdown was not supplied.
No extension, option or renewal provisions were supplied.
The published data contains an inconsistency: the contract is marked above threshold while its no-agreed-metrics rationale states "Under Threshold".

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the TCMS 3rd Party Checker contract?

ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.

What is the contract value?

The published contract value is GBP 553,144.52 excluding VAT and GBP 663,773.42 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The stated term runs from 15 September 2026 to 13 September 2027.

What services are covered?

The contract covers independent Category 3 design checking and functional safety assessment for TCMS-related work, including activity connected with Hindhead, Southwick and Roundhill tunnels.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

TCMS 3rd Party Checker

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED

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