Published date: 17 February 2025

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: 28 February 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Piling - 44212400

Location of contract

North West, Any region

Value of contract

£2,500,000 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

C4N90536391

Published date

17 February 2025

Closing date

28 February 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

30 June 2026

Contract end date

30 April 2029

Contract type

Works

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The planned introduction of longer train services to the Airport in response to future demand growth will mean that double stacking arrangements of trains as currently used will no longer be viable. Through the project's Delivery Steering Group, Northern and TransPennine Express have carried out analysis which has identified that additional platform capacity is needed at the airport in order to realise the full benefit of longer train services serving the airport.

The scheme is part of a package of proposed measures in the Manchester area that are being designed/planned to boost capacity and resilience, emanating from the Cross Manchester Capacity and Reliability Improvement Study. Improving the operation of train services in the centre of Manchester and providing further capacity at Manchester Airport station, aligns with the strategic aims of Network Rail, TfGM, TfN and the wider industry. This project in in Tranche 1 of the Manchester and North West Transformation Programme (MNTP):

A remodelling of the station at Manchester Airport, specifically a platform addition or extension of multiple platforms, or provision of a new turnback facility, will be essential to accommodate the planned implementation of longer rolling stock services.

The redevelopment of these platforms will enable permissive working of two 6x24m (144m) trains, in two of the four platforms at the Airport Station. This will allow for the unaltered retention of all existing TOC services both originating and terminating at the Airport Station under 'double-stacking' conditions.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Thompson

Address

2nd Floor Optimum House
Clippers Quay
M503XP
UK

Telephone

07880787625

Email

mark.thompson@kier.co.uk