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National Highways - Cost Estimating Framework (2028-2032)

National Highways · Central government

In brief

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

It is a framework worth up to £22,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2028.

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).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £22,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

National Highways wishes to implement a new framework to provide cost estimating support to increase capacity and capability of our internal cost estimating team. Cost estimates are used to inform key decisions on billions of pounds of expenditure for projects in the Road Investment Strategy. Our current framework, on which there are four suppliers, expires March 2028, and delivers this via: Options estimating — Early-stage cost ranges to support scheme option selection Development estimating — Estimates as schemes progress through design development Budget setting — Estimates underpinning programme budgets and funding approval Time charge support — Flexible resource to bolster in-house Cost Estimating capacity

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. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 107001-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 107394-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 107406-2026

About the buyer

National HighwaysLast 12 months

Procurements

450

Awards

374

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From notice 107001-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 November 2026, last updated 12 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 12 November 2026.