Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- HS2
- Supplier
- Colas Rail Limited
- Value
- £206,910,125.20
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Railway equipment (CPV 34940000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jan 2025
- Published6 Feb 2025Published 30 days after the contract date
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). 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 which HS2 Ltd procured the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning. The Overhead Catenary Systems covers 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 turnou…
About the supplier
Colas Rail Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02995525).