# S30141 Technical Standards Implementation, Governance improvements and benefit realisation

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by National Highways Limited.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [National Highways Limited](/buyers/national-highways-limited/contract-awards)
- Supplier: WSP UK LTD
- Award value: £377,977
- Tender value: £402,000
- Award date: 28 August 2026
- Published: 2 September 2026
- Contract start: 1 September 2026
- Contract end: 30 April 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e7ca3a27-a9eb-4ee0-b2cb-979f52cfa108-912644
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ee9068b9-5e8c-4273-bd15-ddb0d7f348cc

## Description

National Highways has a statutory obligation under the Technical Regulations Protocol to keep its technical standards, the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges \(DMRB\) and the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works \(MCHW\) up to date\. Maintaining these standards creates opportunities to improve the efficiency, safety and consistency of design, construction and maintenance activities, aligning delivery with the organisation's strategic objectives\. Building on the extensive refresh programmes completed in RIS1 and RIS2, the focus in RIS3 shifts from redevelopment to effective implementation and embedment of the revised DMRB and MCHW, including the introduction of proportionate mitigation measures, strengthened governance arrangements, and supporting digital tools to ensure consistent application across the sector\. The proposed task will modernise National Highways technical standards management over RIS3 and beyond\. It will enable more efficient updating, faster publication, and consolidation of changes made in RIS1 and RIS2\. It will support continuous digitisation, restructuring of our technical standards, enhancements of digital tools, which will make it significantly easier for technical authors to develop standards, apply the drafting rules and the overall governance framework for technical standards\. Enhancements to the standard governance will include clearer more accessible author guidance\. This will improve both transparency and inclusivity across the standards development lifecycle\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7ca3a27-a9eb-4ee0-b2cb-979f52cfa108-912644)