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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

National Highways

S30003 Project Nectarine Enablement

R&DCPV 73000000 73200000
Value£99k
Awarded8 Jul 2025
Published7 Aug 2025
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£99ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

This sits in the upper-middle of the Research & Development band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.

The brief

A new high-profile scheme is now entering PCF stage 1&2 (Options) codenamed Nectarine, which are junction upgrades at A421 associated with the construction and operation of the Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire.

This park will be part of a larger 476-acre entertainment resort complex, which is expected to open by 2031.

It is reported that the new theme park is set to generate nearly £50bn for the economy as well as creating around 28,000 jobs - 20,000 in the construction period and 8,000 working on the site when it opens to visitors.

Due to the high-profile nature of this scheme, there is a requirement is work efficiently, to streamline processes and find faster ways to deliver.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This park will be part of

This park will be part of a larger 476-acre entertainment resort complex, which is expected to open by 2031.

02

Due to the high-profile nature of this

Due to the high-profile nature of this scheme, there is a requirement is work efficiently, to streamline processes and find faster ways to deliver.

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Source & provenance
OCID
0628a9b2-681d-4299-993c-8173b7a15a39
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
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