Scope
Reference
ORT 0168
Description
Stopped Vehicle Detection radar is used on smart motorways in the UK to automatically identify vehicles that have come to a halt in live lanes. Its purpose is to quickly alert traffic control centres so they can close lanes, warn other drivers, and dispatch help, improving safety and reducing collision risks. The purpose of the proposed contract is to provide support and maintenance services in relation to the radar that form part of the Stopped Vehicle Detection system.
Contract 1. ORT0168 – Stopped Vehicle Detection
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,625,151.79 excluding VAT
- £1,950,182.15 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
25 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 34996000 - Control, safety or signalling equipment for roads
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
This is a transparency notice to inform the market that National Highways is directly awarding a contract to Navtech Radar Limited for Stopped Vehicle Detection (SVD) for a period of 12 months from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026.
This direct award is made under Section 41(1)(a) and Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 and 6 of the Procurement Act 2023.
1.The proposed supplier has exclusive (intellectual property) rights in the hardware and software already supplied to National Highways and do not share /re-sell/licence any of its designs/intellectual property with/to third parties. Without these, no other supplier could provide the support and maintenance services under the proposed contract to the pre-existing hardware. For the same reasons, no other supplier could provide upgrades to existing hardware.
2. The only means by which another supplier could provide services and supplies similar to those under the proposed contract would be to replace the existing hardware with an alternative solution. Very significant investment has been made to deploy the existing hardware and the majority of these assets still have a number of years before they reach 'end of life'. To undertake a wholesale replacement of the hardware at this juncture would therefore be disproportionate and unreasonable.
The new contract will ensure continuity of these essential service.
Supplier
NAVTECH RADAR LIMITED
- Companies House: 03699400
Home Farm
Ardington, Wantage, Oxfordshire
OX12 8PD
United Kingdom
Email: tom.davies@navtechradar.com
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. ORT0168 - Stopped Vehicle Detection
Contracting authority
National Highways
- Companies House: 09346363
Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
GU1 4LZ
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ25 - West Surrey
Organisation type: Public authority - central government