National Highways has extended its National Roads Telecommunication Service (NRTS2) contract with Telent for an additional year until March 2028.
The extension adds £160 million to the original value of the agreement, allowing for the delivery of existing and new services and taking the total to £659 million.
The scope of the NRTS2 contract that has been in place since 2017, includes the maintenance, deployment and further development of the NRTS services which currently provide services to approximately 30,000 locations on 3,500km of motorways and trunk roads, which provide connectivity between control centers and roadside devices.
The award notice says the extension has been granted to allow for additional services when there will not be time for a fresh award under the planned NRTS3 contract. The tender notice for this is expected to be issued next month.
“On the 26 February 2025, National Highways entered into a deed of variation to the NRTS2 contract dated 18 December 2017 with Telent Technology Services Limited (NRTS 2 Contract) to extend the duration of the NRTS2 Contract by an additional 12 month period. The NRTS 2 contract was originally awarded for a maximum term of 9 years (allowing for a 2 year extension) pursuant to the OJEU notice with reference 2016/S 060-101548 and is now due to expire on 15 March 2028.”
