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Award of Specialist Professional and Technical Services Framework (SPaTS3) to Six Suppliers

Awarded 15 Jun 2025

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Awarded15 Jun 2025
Value£495,000,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryConsultancy & Legal
Expires in 4y 7mo6y term, 23% elapsed
Awarded 15 June 2025Expires 14 June 2031

National Highways awarded a contract to AtkinsRéalis Jacobs Joint Venture, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, Amey OW Limited, Arcadis, Costain Ltd, and WSP UK LTD for the Specialist Professional and Technical Service 3 (SPaTS3) framework, valued at AUD 495,000,000.

The framework covers road transport-related technical consultancy, engineering advice, research, and innovation services across areas including asset operation, maintenance, assurance and performance; business support; communications and data transfer; customer insight research, market research and publicity; design standards manuals and departures; economics, statistics and transport modelling; enforcement policy; environmental; geotechnical engineering; health, safety and wellbeing, security, road safety and vehicle restraint; highway structures; identity and image; incident management and traffic officer service; intelligent transport; management information systems; network resilience; pavement engineering; pilots and trials; post implementation evaluation; quality management; risk and value management; road user behaviour; strategic transport planning and policy; sustainability; traffic signals and road lighting; and transport engineering.

A maximum of six suppliers were appointed, and successful suppliers are expected to utilise a diverse supply chain.

Work under the framework may be awarded following mini-competition, following a single response to a request for expressions of interest, or through direct award to a single supplier.

The main site of performance is England, with potential work outside England in support of organisations enabled to use the framework.

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