Official UK procurement notice
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description- Support LTC in securing carbon removal carbon credits from project developers based on carbon project experience
- Deep policy, markets, science, finance, technology, and risk management expertise for direct purchase of high integrity carbon credits from developers
- Expertise and experience in developing own carbon removal projects to support potential commercialisation of LTC’s projects e.g. trees
CPV: Environmental management
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 May 2026, 16:44 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 11:01 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069564- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069931Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The direct award justification is Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023: a Single Supplier where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and no reasonable alternative exists.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
14 May 2026 → 23 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published165 days ago14 May 2026, 16:44 BST
- Next notice expected157 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published96 days ago23 Jul 2026, 11:01 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 May 2026, 16:44 BSTUK2
- Transparency notice published30 Jun 2026, 08:46 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete30 Jun 2026, 08:46 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Jun 2026, 08:46 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Jul 2026, 13:25 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Jul 2026, 11:01 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 14 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonaires Limited14 Jul 2026 – 13 Jul 2028 · up to 13 Jul 2029Extensions: Continuation of technical specialist services | £603,500 | 14 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Carbonaires Limited
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2026
- Value
- £603,500
- Period
- 14 Jul 2026 – 13 Jul 2028 · up to 13 Jul 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Continuation of technical specialist services
No agreed KPIs: Technical specialist services not above £5m; and there are deliverables set against each workstream including: Workstream 1: Procurement, management & retirement • Credit management • Credit retirement reports and statements Workstream 2: Project Development • Modelling of carbon credit output, financial analysis & potential credit revenue • Support on PDD development • Support on MRV design framework Workstream 3: Risk Management • Risk assessment output of projects and approach using RAG frameworks • Develop and support project risk escalation framework Workstream 4: Monitoring & Reporting • Ongoing of relevant policy and geopolitical landscape • Claims and public disclosure reporting support • Progress reports
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carbonaires LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender