Official UK procurement notice
Third party review of National Highways licence self-assurance
Authority: Office of Rail and Road (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of the project is to scrutinise the processes in place and quality of evidence that National Highways uses to assure itself that it is compliant with the conditions of its licence. To do this, ORR would like the winning bidder to sample conditions from the licence to extrapolate a position regarding the robustness of the evidence identified by the company to demonstrate compliance.
CPV: Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£40,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Quality 75% Cost 25%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2026, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073728- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db52Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
4 Aug 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published82 days ago4 Aug 2026, 14:12 BST
- Submission deadline58 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago19 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026- Tender notice published4 Aug 2026, 14:12 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published19 Oct 2026, 11:37 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete19 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLEEDS LLP | £38,892 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · GLEEDS LLP
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £38,892
- Period
- 5 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GLEEDS LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender