National Highways Limited · Awarded contract

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Specialist advice and testing on corrosive protection of Steelwork

Awarded 26 Jul 2026

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Awarded26 Jul 2026

Value£360,000.00

SupplierSocotec UK Limited

AgencyNational Highways Limited

RegionWest Midlands

CategoryConsultancy & Legal

Expires in 1y 9mo1y 12mo term, 14% elapsed

Awarded 26 July 2026Expires 22 July 2028

About

National Highways (NH) is looking to secure the provision of a single supplier to provide independent specialist technical advice on all issues relating to paints and the corrosion protection of steelwork used in our highway structures.

As well as providing specialist technical advice the services will include undertaking inspections of paint to structures on sites within England, obtaining and testing paint samples and the testing of paints to ensure durability of products used.

The strategic road network includes motorways, and single and dual carriageway all-purpose trunk roads.

It is proposed to construct a large number of steel highway structures associated with major schemes.

National Highways is also responsible for maintaining approximately 1750 steel bridges, 3000 steel gantry structures and many minor steel structures such as masts and lighting columns on the strategic road network

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