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ETM Incursion Warning Radar System – Product Purchase including National Rollout

National Highways · Central government

In brief

National Highways has announced plans to buy security and laboratory equipment work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £4,166,666 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 9 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 11 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Safety is one of National Highway’s imperatives, and as the first and prime imperative, our vision is for our people within National Highways and for everyone who works with us and everyone who travels on our network to get home safe and well. This pipeline notice is to notify the market, that National Highways intends to procure (including the national roll-out) of an approved Incursion Warning Radar System that is fitted to a Traffic Officer Vehicle. This device when linked to compliant wearable user device will have the ability to alert a Traffic Officer (or road-worker) when a vehicle is in close proximity and if not averted, could cause serious injury or a fatality. National Highways…Read the full description
Safety is one of National Highway’s imperatives, and as the first and prime imperative, our vision is for our people within National Highways and for everyone who works with us and everyone who travels on our network to get home safe and well. This pipeline notice is to notify the market, that National Highways intends to procure (including the national roll-out) of an approved Incursion Warning Radar System that is fitted to a Traffic Officer Vehicle. This device when linked to compliant wearable user device will have the ability to alert a Traffic Officer (or road-worker) when a vehicle is in close proximity and if not averted, could cause serious injury or a fatality. National Highways currently has a fleet of approximately 400 Traffic Officer Vehicles, and each will require a radar device (to be fitted and calibrated), that is linked to a wearable user device (as worn by a Traffic Officer). The scope of this requirement is likely to include (but is subject to change) • Production and supply of compatible devices • Fitment to a vehicle (or this may self-delivered by National Highways) • Calibration of equipment • Software servicing & updates This Incursion Warning Radar System is intended to be procured during the period April 2026 – September 2026 and National Highways wishes to hear from suppliers in the market that can provide a comparable device. This pre-market notice and questionnaire will be open for a period of 30 days from publication and will include a specification of requirements that the incursion alarm warning device needs to meet (note that this does not include concepts or prototype devices), only final products that are available and can meet the requirements that has devices that have been suitably tested in a live environment will be considered. Link to MS Forms Questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sp9QKa9_i0-3ojL5bsXebETYIVa8xtpCsF24ky8YkKpUMTNXRTBDN0FLMlc5RDE3Mkk4QjNJR081Uy4u (add link to browser) Link to Technical Specification: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/9414403/0/foldersFilesList.si?reset=true&isOnModification=false&_ncp=1761144068150.1047928-4#fh (add link to browser)

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 067571-2025

Last time this was bought

ETM Incursion Warning Radar System - Prototype Development

Awarded
22 October 2025
Value
£381,000
Contract ends
31 March 2026

Matched on National Highways, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

National HighwaysLast 12 months

Procurements

318

Awards

239

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From notice 067571-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 22 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.