National Highways direct award to Kent County Council for Lower Thames Crossing payments

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:08.

Opportunity overview

To provide for payment of contributions towards officer time servicing the needs of Lower Thames Crossing, together with measures such as severance mitigation, updating historic environment records and implementing the Kent Downs National Landscape Compensatory Enhancement Fund, as set out in the Unilateral Undertaking during DCO examination.

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.

Kent County Council

Match pending…

Published award value: £5.6m
Awarded: 6 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PLDL-8938-YGYW
Location: Maidstone, UKJ45, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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-078326
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: This could only be excuted by Kent County Council

Legal basis

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

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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: Kent County Council
Id: GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLDL-8938-YGYW

Address

Street Address: County Hall
Locality: Maidstone
Postal Code: ME14 1XQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ45

Contact

Email: andrew.westwood@kent.gov.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: LTC – KCC – Unilateral Undertaking Payment Agreement
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 98133100
Description: Civic betterment and community facility support services

Value

Including VAT: 6,717,355.2
Amount: 5,597,796
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW
Name: Kent County Council

Contract period

Starts: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Dec 2035, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 094928-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094928-2026 ↗
Published: 7 Oct 2026, 16:40
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 7 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

094928-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 7 Oct 2026, 16:40
094951-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 7 Oct 2026, 17:07
094966-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 7 Oct 2026, 18:13

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

National Highways Limited has published a direct-award transparency notice for a proposed payment agreement with Kent County Council supporting the Lower Thames Crossing. The award record remains pending, so the supplied data does not confirm a signed or commenced contract.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeTransparency notice published 7 October 2026Evidence: Award document 094928-2026 is dated 2026-10-07T16:40:45+01:00.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".
Signature statusFuture signature date scheduled for 7 October 2026; signature not evidencedEvidence: Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-07T23:59:59+01:00.

90% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 094928-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078326
First published: 7 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 08:08
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Kent County Council is the named supplier for award 1, with a stated net value of GBP 5,597,796 and a planned period from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2035.

Market significance

This is a high-value, above-threshold direct award concerning public-sector contributions and mitigation measures connected with the Lower Thames Crossing.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Kent County Council

98% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 5597796 GBP · Named supplier on pending award

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Award 1 names Kent County Council as supplier and states GBP 5,597,796 amount; award status is pending.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

98% confidence

Transparency notice published 7 October 2026

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Award document 094928-2026 is dated 2026-10-07T16:40:45+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Signature status

96% confidence

Future signature date scheduled for 7 October 2026; signature not evidenced

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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-07T23:59:59+01:00.

Planned contract period

97% confidence

19 October 2026 to 31 December 2035

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value (net amount stated)

99% confidence

GBP 5,597,796

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Award 1 value.amount is 5,597,796 GBP.

Award value (gross amount stated)

99% confidence

GBP 6,717,355.20

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 6,717,355.2 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice publication

98% confidence

7 October 2026

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The award notice document was published on 7 October 2026.

Scheduled signature date

96% confidence

7 October 2026

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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 7 October 2026.

Planned start

97% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-19.

Planned end

97% confidence

31 December 2035

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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2035-12-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Payment of contributions towards officer time, severance mitigation, historic environment record updates, and the Kent Downs National Landscape Compensatory Enhancement Fund.

View supporting evidence

The tender description sets out these Lower Thames Crossing measures under the Unilateral Undertaking during DCO examination.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".

Classification

98% confidence

CPV 98133100 — Civic betterment and community facility support services

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Award item 1 includes this CPV classification.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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The tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Direct-award rationale

96% confidence

The notice states that this could only be executed by Kent County Council.

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Tender procurementMethodRationale states: "This could only be excuted by Kent County Council".

Rationale classification

97% confidence

Single supplier—technical reasons

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The tender lists procurementMethodRationaleClassifications id "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons".

Threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract period

97% confidence

Planned 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2035

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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates; the award remains pending.

Lot coverage

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 relatedLots lists lot 1.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

98% confidence

The published award has one named supplier and one related lot, with a stated aggregate award value.

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Award 1 names Kent County Council, relates to lot 1, and provides a single award value.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

The notice provides both net and gross award amounts; it does not provide a pricing breakdown.

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Award 1 includes amount and amountGross, but no pricing schedule or breakdown is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

90%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078326
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

National Highways Limited

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The buyer party is identified as National Highways Limited.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Public authority — central government

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Buyer details classify it as publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

97% confidence

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Birmingham, B4 6GA, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Kent County Council

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Kent County Council is the supplier named on award 1.

Supplier location

97% confidence

Maidstone, United Kingdom

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Supplier address lists Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large

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Supplier details state scale "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

End-date estimate

95% confidence

The planned term ends 31 December 2035; this is an end-date estimate, not a renewal forecast.

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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2035-12-31. No extension or renewal terms are supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Lifecycle status inconsistency

99% confidence

The process is displayed as awarded/complete, while award 1 is pending and has a scheduled future signature milestone.

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Process display_status is "awarded" and tender status is "complete"; award 1 status is "pending".

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description, or individual value.

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Lot 1 title, description, and value fields are null.

Competition detail

95% confidence

Information on bids received, bidders, and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid count, competing suppliers, or evaluation results are present in the supplied data.

Conflict information

99% confidence

Conflict-of-interest information is marked not published.

View supporting evidence

The tender documents include a conflictOfInterest document described as "Not published".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Information on bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal terms is not supplied in the published notice.
Information on signed contract execution is not supplied in the published notice.
Lot 1 title, description, and individual value are not supplied.
Material lifecycle ambiguity requires administrator review: the process is marked awarded/complete, but the sole award is pending and signature is only scheduled rather than evidenced.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

Kent County Council is named as supplier for award 1.

Is the contract confirmed as signed?

No. The award is marked pending and the supplied data only shows a scheduled future signature date.

What is the stated value?

GBP 5,597,796 net, with a stated gross amount of GBP 6,717,355.20.

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.

LTC – KCC – Unilateral Undertaking Payment Agreement

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Kent County Council

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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