Official UK procurement notice
ITEP1123 - K-Portal Licence Renewal
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a renewal of K-Portal Licences.
K-portal hosts historic data covering 4 years across 272 concrete schemes nationally. There is 32 Terra Bytes of data being hosted covering 6,730 lane Km’s.
As part of the RIS 2 National Concrete Roads Programme, National Highways had access to the K-Portal, an end-to-end digital delivery platform developed and hosted by KOREC. This platform supports key project functions including:
- Hosting of survey data,
- Download of surveys by designers,
- Upload of designs for construction,
- Download of designs by contractors and,
- Upload of ‘As Built’ information in real time.
This extension will provide time to:
- Fully evaluate the future role of K-Portal in National Highways’ digital ecosystem,
- Develop and implement a sustainable data migration or integration plan if transitioning away from the platform and,
- Prevent disruption to live and future projects currently using or depending on K-Portal workflows.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 24 Feb 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 12:37 GMT
- Authority reference
ITEP1123- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017277- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b0cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
KOREC is the only supplier able to provide the K Portal licence because they are the owner and sole provider of a platform that currently hosts all our survey data and asset intelligence. There is no internal alternative capable of storing or accessing this information.
Currently, K-portal hosts historic data covering 4 years across 272 concrete schemes nationally. There is 32 Terra Bytes of data being hosted covering 6,730 lane Km’s. Seeking an alternative external solution would require significantly longer and significantly higher funding. In the meantime, continued access to K-portal is essential for assessing the best solutions for the multi RIS, multi billion pound concrete roads programme.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published24 Feb 2026, 13:49 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Feb 2026, 12:37 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURVEY SUPPLIES LIMITEDSME2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2028 | £350,000 | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SURVEY SUPPLIES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £350,000
- Period
- 2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Single Source - Direct Award
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Survey Supplies Limited t/a KORECAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender