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    ContractsAutomated Pavement Testing Technology for Safer Highways
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    Automated Pavement Testing Technology for Safer Highways

    Contract value
    £60k
    Published 5 Aug 2026

    National Highways seeks automated pavement testing technologies to improve worker safety and road quality on England's strategic highways network.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· West MidlandsPublished 5 Aug 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £60k
    Published 5 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £60,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      West Midlands

    Lifecycle

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    5 August 2026
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    Brief

    National Highways is seeking innovative solutions for automated pavement compliance testing on England's Strategic Road Network (SRN). Currently, manual compliance testing requires approximately 98,500 work hours annually, with much of this work performed at night by operatives working alongside live traffic, creating significant safety risks including vehicle strikes and equipment hazards. This exploratory research initiative aims to identify and evaluate automated compliance testing (ACT) technologies that can remove workers from dangerous traffic environments while improving road quality and customer experience. Successful solutions should demonstrate the ability to conduct comprehensive pavement testing safely and efficiently, potentially reducing manual labor requirements, enhancing data accuracy, and contributing to National Highways' Home Safe & Well vision of eliminating harm on the SRN.

    Track record

    26 awards · 15 winners
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    6. OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED2× · 8%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06dc68
    NH
    Buyer
    NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED
    Sector
    Research & Innovation