Published date: 18 June 2020

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Awarded contract (published 20 January 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Telecommunications system - 32524000

  • Railway equipment - 34940000

  • Surveillance and security systems and devices - 35120000

    • Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork - 45230000

    • Railway construction works - 45234100

    • Installation of cable infrastructure - 45314300

    • Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment - 50200000

    • Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment - 51100000

    • Engineering design services - 71320000

    • Mechanical and electrical engineering services - 71334000

Location of contract

B4 6GA

Value of contract

£305,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_218479/861917

Published date

18 June 2020

Closing date

12 August 2020

Contract start date

23 August 2022

Contract end date

23 August 2040

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited ('HS2 Ltd') is the body responsible for developing and promoting the new high speed railway system known as High Speed Two (HS2, HS2 Project). HS2 will initially run between London and Birmingham (Phase One) but will subsequently be extended to link Birmingham to Crewe (Phase 2a) and Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds (Phase 2b). (Phase 2a and 2b are subject to HS2 Ltd achieving Royal Assent).

The Railway Systems tranche of work incorporates a number of critical disciplines for the HS2 Project, including without limitation the design, construction, commissioning and testing of a depot, a network integrated control centre, track, overhead catenary, lineside M&E & tunnels, power, signalling, security and telecommunications.

The Operational Telecommunications and Security Systems scope comprises: data transmission network (DTN), operational telephony system (OTS), tunnel radio system (TRS), telecommunication masts, GSM-R radio network, including base transmission stations (BTS), antenna, etc. relocatable equipment buildings (REBs), route wide security systems and passive provision for Airwave.

This includes without limitation the design, manufacture, supply, installation, safety authorisation, testing, commissioning and maintenance (until take-over by the Employer) of the operational telecommunication systems and the route wide security systems on Phase One and 2a. A separate contract will also be awarded for the provision of technical support services.

Please note however that HS2 Ltd reserves the right in its absolute discretion to amend/omit any work related to Phase 2a and further details of this right will appear in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation issued to shortlisted Applicants in due course.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited , Two Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
England

Email

scc@hs2.org.uk