Expired contract

S30006 Road Safety Guidance

Details

Buyer: National Highways Limited
Supplier(s): OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Value: £97,304.3
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Development consultancy services
Published: 10 October 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Road User Compliance Team is one of several teams making up the National Delivery Group within the National Highways Road Safety Division, in the Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES) Directorate. The Group's purpose is to support improvements in road user safety and the management of road safety initiatives across National Highways. This commission continues the work led by the Compliance Team during in FY 24/25 which included: - Development and launch of a survey instrument to better understand the reasons for breakdowns (ECHO). An analysis dashboard was developed, and the results are informing our approach to influencing road user behaviour. Since the survey went live in September 2024 we have received c. 2100 responses. - Creation and publication of new Breakdown Guidance to encourage safer behaviours in a breakdown situation. (Link: National Highways 'Driving on motorways' web page). - Creation and publication of new Dashboard Warning Light Guidance to correct misconceptions around the actions to take when a warning light appears in the vehicle.

Timeline

Completed: Award published10 October 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date10 October 2025
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026

About the buyer

National Highways is the government company that plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains England's motorways and major A roads, and buys as a central government body. Most work reaches the market through framework contracts covering major schemes and routine maintenance. A social enterprise dynamic purchasing system also opens smaller contracts to voluntary and community organisations.

Over the past 5 years, most of National Highways Limited's contract awards have been in construction work, transport equipment and research and development.

Decision makers

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