Contract award · 19 May 2026

S30109 Technical Assessment RIS3 Renewals Investment Planning

National Highways awarded “Technical Assessment RIS3 Renewals Investment Planning” to AtkinsRéalis Jacobs Joint Venture for £500k on 19 May 2026.

Research & developmentWest Midlands

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Key facts

Buyer
National Highways · Body governed by public law
Value
£500,000
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Research & development · Development consultancy services (CPV 73220000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date19 May 2026
  2. Published6 Oct 2026Published 140 days after the contract date

Description

throughout RIS3, renewals investment planning has been supported by a series of Technical Partner contracts procured through the SPaTS2 framework, and awarded to the Atkins Jacobs Joint Venture. The Technical Partner contract has been demonstrably successful. The RIS3 Renewals Investment case development represented a step change in our investment planning approach. Building evidence and risk-based investment cases helped to ensure £XXX renewals for the next Roads period, a 45% increase in renewals funding between roads period 2 and 3. The cases used scenario planning to demonstrate risk, and were better able to articulate long term asset need. The approach was also partnership based, both internally and externally - HMT, DfT and particularly ORR were bought into the development of the plan and outcomes at every stage of the process. Our RIS3 investment approach was predicated on a 'maturity journey', and that we would develop and mature our investment planning approach in subsequent …

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