Scope
Description
National Highways expect to need to purchase Biodiversity units to meet Biodiversity Net Gain regulations and achieve 10% net gains in biodiversity levels though our work to maintain and develop England's Strategic Road Network. We also expect to need to purchase Carbon Credits this procurement will focus on biodiversity, but explore the benefits of linking in to our Carbon Credit requirements.
We will engage with the market to explore current capacity, planned enhancements to capacity and timescales for such. A short term solution using our existing Dynamic Purchasing System is being investigated separately.
We expect to enable our resultant framework, so that it can be used by the wider public sector, as such the values quoted at this stage are indicative only.
Total value (estimated)
- £2,000,000 excluding VAT
- £2,400,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2030
- 3 years
Main category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90710000 - Environmental management
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
29 May 2026
Contracting authority
National Highways
- Companies House: 09346363
Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
GU1 4LZ
United Kingdom
Email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk
Website: https://nationalhighways.co.uk
Region: UKJ25 - West Surrey
Organisation type: Public authority - central government