Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cd8-9d1f-72d1-974f-5cb0169aff74/t0611-back-up-power-generation-for-operational-technology awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # T0611 Back-up power generation for Operational Technology [National Highways](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-highways) Estimated value £73,183 Published 11 Nov 2024 Deadline Closed 9 Sept 2024 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Consultant undertakes the following activities to comply with the deliverables and timescales outlined in the table specified in S730.1 for all packages. The Consultant also considers the stakeholders, relationships, legal and Licence requirements that may or will be required to support the Client in these endeavours. A Benefits Realisation Plan will be developed as part of this Task Order, in the meantime a key benefit will be the confidence that our customers will be able to have the same safe and reliable journeys during times of power outages thanks to the availability of back-up power generation for our critical operational technologies. The need for this has increased as the number of safety critical items on the SRN increases. This Work Order has been spilt into 6 packages with the package titles as follows: - WP1000 - Current technologies and understanding - WP2000 - Review of power outages over (last 10 years) and impact on National Highways - WP3000 - Recommendations on suitable generation technology (complementary with Net Zero Highways) and recommendations on which operational technology to prioritise - WP4000 - Development of Initial Outline Business Case (IOBC) for next phase - WP5000 - Stakeholder engagement - WP6000 - Project management and governance ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/22831f05-ae11-46b7-b624-62ef18c4cce5) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile National Highways: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-highways) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [NCC1999 NE Rural Growth Programme Evaluation · Northumberland County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-464d-73d3-9c3e-e81aa703d9f0/ncc1999-ne-rural-growth-programme-evaluation) [Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage · Natural England · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4787-7110-ab3a-3a405c46164b/nature-recovery-and-intangible-cultural-heritage) [Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 22 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4947-728c-ad83-59c066944fda/local-government-data-sharing-playbook-multi-agency-sharing-in-childrens-socia) [Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector · Tewkesbury Borough Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6446-722b-9ec6-44e39018b2f6/specialist-adviceadvisor-service-for-gloucestershires-advanced-engineering-and) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Forschungsprojekt - DZSF - Mobilitätskettenanalyse - Wie Verkehrsdaten den ländlichen Schienenverkehr stärken können · Eisenbahn-Bundesamt · 100 days left · 27 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2140-73b5-8807-5ad43f7122d9/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-f) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Begleitforschung Städtebauförderung - Wissenstransfer: Anwendungsleitfaden des Bundes zur Praxis Städtebauförderung · Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4375-730a-9135-c6d6d211cb68/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-b)