Seven companies have been awarded contracts by National Highways as part of the £495m Specialist Professional and Technical Services 3 (SPaTS3) framework.
The five largest contracts were awarded to Costain, WSP, Arcadis Consulting, Arup, and Amey, with the individual contracts valued at £82.5m a piece, the contract award notice suggests.
AtkinsRéalis and Jacobs have also been jointly contracted for a three-year period, with each company expected to see £41.25m of work consulting for National Highways.
National Highways stated: 'The suppliers will be expected to provide road transport-related technical consultancy, engineering advice, research and innovation services.'
Separately, through the SPaTS2 'environment and sustainability framework', an AtkinsRéalis and Jacobs joint venture has also been appointed to support National Highways.
National Highways stated: 'The suppliers will be expected to provide road transport-related technical consultancy, engineering advice, research and innovation services.'
Discussing the SPaTS2 framework, National Highways director of environmental sustainability Stephen Elderkin commented: ‘We need to work collaboratively to accelerate the transformation of the highway sector. Drawing on expert support from our technical partners is a crucial step towards doing just that.’
Jacobs senior vice president Richard Sanderson said: ‘Our integrated project delivery will be essential in supporting National Highways’ vision for a connected country and a thriving environment.
‘We are committed to helping National Highways foster a resilient natural environment, reduce carbon emissions and support community wellbeing.’
AtkinsRéalis market director for strategic highways and regional roads, UK and Ireland, Peter Baynham, added: ‘This appointment builds on our extensive environmental work with National Highways, including our ongoing collaboration with Jacobs and specialist supply chain. This combined expertise enables us to engineer roads which benefit both road users and the environment, continuing our work on sustainable infrastructure development across England’s highways.’
Full details of these contracts awards can be found here.
