Published date: 9 June 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 18 June 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Bridge - 44212100

  • Bridge sections - 44212110

  • Structures of bridges - 44212120

    • Road bridge construction work - 45221111

    • Railway bridge construction work - 45221112

    • Prefabricated constructions - 45223810

    • Prefabricated units and components - 45223820

    • Bridge-design services - 71322300

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£1 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

RNT-LTC-TBPC 01

Published date

9 June 2025

Closing date

18 June 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

11 August 2025

Contract end date

11 August 2029

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Initial proposals for this temporary bridge took the form of a conventional steel temporary bridge on sheet pile abutments although due to the heavy use, long duration and significant interface risks we think a precast portal structure may be more appropriate and would like to investigate this.

We require:
Preparation of Outline Design Proposal, Detail design, manufacture, Supply (buy or hire), install and remove (buy back).This temporary bridge will support 4-lane carriageway of the M25 over Railway Line. This temporary M25 diversion and temporary bridge will facilitate the two stage construction of the permanent bridge allowing the LTC to pass under the existing M25 carriageway.

How to Apply: Please complete the attached Eligibility Criteria PQQ. Kindly ensure all sections are fully completed, as incomplete submissions may not be considered for the next stage of the process.

More information

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Additional text

The following questions are designed as 'Qualification Questions' to assess your organisations ability to meet Balfour Beatty's and Lower Thames Crossing's supply chain requirements requirements for the M25 Temporary Precast Bridge Works.

Please note this is by no means a guarantee of any work.

The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a new road to better connect Essex and Kent through a tunnel beneath the River Thames. Our purpose is to drive a change in how we deliver - connecting people to jobs and businesses to opportunities, leaving a skills legacy for the local community and construction industry, all whilst restoring nature and drawing a new blueprint for low-carbon construction.

Our ambition is to deliver the UK's greenest road, and to do the right thing for local communities and the environment. We can only achieve this with the support of our supply chain, and it is therefore critical that for any supplier to be successful in winning work on LTC, they must demonstrate commitments to supporting delivery of our ambitions:

• Delivering the works through a 'zero emissions' solution, and not using diesel on site in any plant or machinery.

• Supporting us to leave a skills legacy for the local community, by not only recruiting locally, but upskilling your workforce to enable meaningful progression into higher paid higher skilled work.

• Helping to facilitate successful opportunities by providing early careers roles, as well as inspiring young people into construction through delivery of STEM engagement.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Supply chain

Address

5 Churchill Pl
London
E145HU
England

Email

BBLTCProcurementandSupplyChain@balfourbeatty.com