Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d01-0710-722a-9b6a-8826014e89df/t0661-technical-standards-implementation-governance-improvements-and-benefit-re awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # T0661 Technical Standards Implementation, Governance improvements and benefit realisation [National Highways](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-highways) Estimated value £218,802 Published 8 Jul 2025 Deadline Closed 30 May 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender National Highways (the Client) is looking to set up a contract for the provision of a range of technical engineering consultancy services to support the Technical Standards Group (TSG) with the implementation of new technical standards, mainly the Manual Contract Highways Works (MCHW) and the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), which are used for the assessment, design and construction of all works on the strategic road network and required to deliver the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) as per obligations under the technical regulation protocol. The support enables TSG to manage and deliver improvements to the standards governance process and the drafting rules set out on the Manual for Development of Documents (MDD), it ensures the embedment, evaluation, realisation of benefits and ensure the valuation of the impact the new DMRB and MCHW on user groups. The new technical standard MCHW and DMRB will be published in late summer 2025. The overall objective of the service commission is to provide to the Client specialist engineering consultancy and technical services covering the activities specified in work packages in S205.1. This commission will be managed and governed by the Technical Standards Group (TSG) based in the Safety, Engineering, Standards (SES) Directorate. ## CPV classification Development consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/371ac445-d98a-4b07-bc10-672e5f6ab1b6) 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) · 21 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)