Published date: 30 June 2020

Last edited date: 30 June 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 August 2020

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

West Midlands, London, South East

Value of contract

£302,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_216013/853795

Published date

30 June 2020

Closing date

13 August 2020

Contract start date

31 May 2022

Contract end date

30 December 2030

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 will initially run between London and Birmingham (Phase 1) 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 track, overhead catenary, lineside M & E & tunnels, power, signalling and communications.
This procurement relates to overhead catenary systems (OCS) for Phase 1 and Phase 2a.

HS2 Ltd intends to procure the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning to cover Phase one and Phase 2a. OCS will be procured from one contractor but Phase One and Phase 2a will be split into two separate contracts as shown below:
Phase One includes but is not limited to:
469 single track kms, including 250 bridges, 58 viaducts, 47 underbridges, 148 overbridges and 115 culverts. Six passing / maintenance loops/sidings and four complex track junctions.131 point ends, including 99 high-speed turnouts (between 130km/h and 230 km/h), 32 low-medium speed turnouts (up to and including 100km/h), 5 traps or diamonds.

Phase 2a includes but is not limited to:
120 single track kms, including 18 underbridges, 43 overbridges, 4 viaducts, 2 tunnels, 1 retained cutting and 46 culverts. 24 point ends (130km/h), 2 high-speed turnouts (230km/h)
Further information on the procurement and on the Scope is included in the Candidate's Guide made available by HS2 Ltd at the address in VI.3 below and in the accompanying draft initial Procurement Documents (including the draft Invitation and draft Request to Participate ('RTP') documents).

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About the buyer

Contact name

High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd

Address

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

Email

scc@hs2.org.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited