AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited awarded ABUS (UK) LTD a contract for MS1 and AMI digital sign transport stillages. The contract is recorded as signed on 12 October 2026 and active from that date to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeA single active award for goods was made under a framework to ABUS (UK) LTD. The published net contract value is £2.1 million (£2.52 million gross).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, UK-wide goods contract for transport equipment supporting digital-sign stillages.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ABUS (UK) LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 · 2100000 GBP · Active award; associated active contract
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Supplier verification identifies ABUS (UK) LTD (company number 05269396). Award 1 names the supplier, relates to lot 1, and is linked to contract 1 valued at £2,100,000 net.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract details notice published; tender and lot marked complete
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Process display status is awarded; tender status and lot 1 status are complete; the notice is titled “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and explicitly recorded as signed
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Contract 1 status is active and dateSigned is 12 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Net contract value
99% confidence£2,100,000
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Contract 1 value amount is 2,100,000 GBP; award record also reports 2,100,000 GBP.
Gross contract value
99% confidence£2,520,000
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Contract 1 amountGross is 2,520,000 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-10-07.
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
Published contract-details notice
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice 095919-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMS1 and AMI digital sign transport stillages
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Process and contract titles state “MS1 and AMI digital sign transport stillages”; process description says procurement of MS1 and AMI digital sign transport stillages.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 33952000 — Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
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Award item 1 includes this CPV classification.
Delivery coverage
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to it.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is selective.
Award route
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Award under framework”.
Framework reference
98% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e, related framework lot 8d
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Related process identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e and related lot 8d.
Competition indicator
96% confidenceCompetitive: yes
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Tender competitive field is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Term length
97% confidenceApproximately 171 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 12 October 2026 through 31 March 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot award under a framework
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One award names ABUS (UK) LTD, relates to lot 1, and links to one contract.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published £2.1 million net value is linked to the sole award and associated contract
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Award 1 and contract 1 are both valued at £2,100,000 and only one supplier is named for the award.
Pricing and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published notice sequence
97% confidenceMultiple award/contract releases were published between 7 and 12 October 2026
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Release history lists four releases, including award notices, a contract-details notice and an award/contract update.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition detail limitation
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities, scores and evaluation rationale are not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available
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Supplier verification completed with status verified for ABUS (UK) LTD, company number 05269396.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
- The notice identifies the source supplier name as “Abus UK”; supplier verification provides the legal identity ABUS (UK) LTD, which is used in this analysis.
- The estimated re-procurement horizon is derived from the stated end date only and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National HighwaysABUS (UK) LTDdigital sign transport stillagesMS1AMIframework awardtransport equipmentpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the National Highways digital sign stillages contract?
ABUS (UK) LTD, verified under company number 05269396, received the award.
What is the contract value?
The published net value is £2.1 million, with a gross value of £2.52 million.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
How was the contract awarded?
The notice records a selective procedure and an award under a framework.
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.