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    ContractsSpecialist Corrosion Protection and Paint Testing Services for Highway Steelwork
    Awarded contract

    Specialist Corrosion Protection and Paint Testing Services for Highway Steelwork

    Awarded
    £300k
    Published 22 Jun 2026

    National Highways seeks a specialist supplier for independent technical advice, inspections, and testing of paints and corrosion protection systems for highway steelwork across England's strategic road network.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 22 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £300k
    Published 22 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £300,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SU
      Socotec UK Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    22 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    National Highways is seeking an independent specialist supplier to provide comprehensive technical advice and testing services for paints and corrosion protection of steelwork used in highway structures across England. Services include: specialist technical consultation on paint and corrosion protection issues; on-site inspections of painted structures; paint sample collection and laboratory testing; and paint durability testing to ensure product quality. The supplier will support the maintenance of approximately 1,750 steel bridges, 3,000 steel gantry structures, and numerous minor steel structures including masts and lighting columns across the strategic road network (motorways and all-purpose trunk roads). The supplier will also provide support for new steel highway structures being constructed as part of major schemes. This is a single-supplier contract requiring expertise in corrosion management, paint systems, and highway infrastructure materials.

    Track record

    40 awards · 27 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED has awarded 40 contracts to 27 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Network Rail5× · 13%
    2. VAN ELLE LIMITED3× · 8%
    3. Ramboll UK Limited2× · 5%
    4. MACE LIMITED2× · 5%
    5. TETRA TECH LIMITED2× · 5%
    6. ARCADIS CONSULTING UK LIMITED2× · 5%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-058291

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