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Published 7 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Incursion Alarm - Phase 5 - Delivery

Official notice

Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Awarded value£4,511,141published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Race Technology Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National Highways is procuring an Incursion Warning Radar System to enhance the safety of Traffic Officers and road workers operating on or near the Strategic Road Network.

The solution is required to detect approaching vehicles and provide warnings to users through compatible wearable devices when a vehicle is identified as posing a potential risk of collision.

National Highways currently operates a fleet of approximately 400 Traffic Officer Vehicles. The requirement is for the supply of approximately 400 vehicle-mounted radar units together with associated wearable devices, software and support services.

The scope includes:

  • Manufacture and supply of vehicle-mounted radar equipment and associated wearable devices.
  • Installation of equipment to National Highways Traffic Officer Vehicles.
  • Calibration and commissioning of equipment.
  • Software licensing, maintenance, updates and technical support.
  • Training and associated documentation where required.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK, East Midlands
35113000 Safety equipment35121700 Alarm systems35121900 Radar detectors35722000 Radar38115000 Radar apparatus38431000 Detection apparatus

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
Authority reference
ITEP0983
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073784
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c56e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

A direct award under the Procurement Act 2023 is considered permissible under Schedule 5, on the following grounds:

  • Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 - Single suppliers (IPR / exclusive rights)

The conditions are met where:

(a) due to a particular supplier holding intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can deliver the required goods, services or works; and

(b) there are no reasonable alternatives available.

  • Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 - Single Suppliers

The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-

(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

In this case, Race Technology Limited retains ownership of the background IP, and the developed system is inherently dependent on their proprietary technology.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Jul 2026, 16:40 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    4 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,511,1411 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Race Technology LimitedSME31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2029 · up to 30 Jul 2031Extensions: +1 +1£4,511,14117 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Incursion Alarm - Phase 5 - Delivery · Race Technology LimitedSME

    Signed
    3 Aug 2026
    Value
    £5,413,495
    Period
    3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2029 · up to 30 Jul 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    +1 +1
    3 agreed KPIs: System Availability (Uptime) · Safety – False Negative Rate · Alarm Quality – No Defined Reason Rate
    • System Availability (Uptime), Percentage of time the system is operational and available for use where downtime is within Supplier control.
    • Safety – False Negative Rate, Percentage of high-risk events where no alert was generated.
    • Alarm Quality – No Defined Reason Rate, Percentage of alarms without a valid operational/system cause.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Highways Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGMJ-3793-VBBN Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6GAContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Race Technology LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03608546 16 King Street, Eastwood, East Midlands, NG16 3DAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender