01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- National Highways Limited
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
National Highways intends to directly award a contract for the delivery of independent cyber security research and development. The requirement is for academic-led, evidence-based analysis to identify and assess emerging cyber risks across Strategic Road Network technologies, supporting development of mitigation strategies and safe adoption of new technologies. The contract will be awarded under the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 (Research and Development), on the basis that the requirement constitutes specialist, research-led activity that cannot be met through the commercial market and requires independent academic capability.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
ITEP1168 - Cyber R&D Project
- Awarded
- 23 June 2026
- Award value
- £240,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- Not supplied
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
National Highways Limited
Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, UKG31, B4 6GA, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PGMJ-3793-VBBNCardiff University
Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom, Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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