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Manchester International Airport - Permanent Way Works

Kier Transportation Limited

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19 Aug 2026 at 10:20

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Summary of the contracting process

Kier Transportation – CP7 NWC is seeking permanent way and railway track works for the remodelling of Manchester Airport station. The project will add or extend platforms, or provide a turnback facility, so the station can accommodate longer train services and permissive working of two 144-metre trains on two of its four platforms. The works form part of the Manchester and North West Transformation Programme and are intended to increase capacity and resilience while retaining existing train services. The scope includes track renewals and modifications, plain line track installation, points and crossings installation or modification, ballast excavation and placement, rail stressing, welding and adjustment, tamping, dynamic stabilisation, possession support, rail plant and labour, testing, handback and assurance documentation. Delivery is at Manchester Airport station.

The process reached tender: the buyer invited suppliers to submit offers through a tender invitation. The deadline for submissions was 28 August 2026 at 9:00am. The contract is planned to run from 16 January 2027 to 1 March 2028. Its estimated value is between £1,000,000 and £2,500,000, inclusive of the stated minimum and maximum values. The procurement is for works and is presented as a single package rather than separate lots. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The requirement covers railway-track construction, ballast works, track-rail works, track inspection and technical testing. Bidders will need to review the tender requirements for the detailed basis on which offers will be assessed and the arrangements for submission.

This opportunity suits railway infrastructure contractors with practical permanent way capability and experience delivering track works in an operational station environment. Relevant strengths include plain line track installation, points and crossings work, ballast handling and regulation, rail stressing and welding, tamping, dynamic track stabilisation, and inspection or testing. Suppliers will also need to provide suitable rail plant and skilled labour, support possession planning and delivery, and complete testing, handback and assurance documentation. The work is appropriate for an SME able to assemble or manage the required specialist resources, including through delivery partners where permitted by the tender terms. Contractors with strong planning, safety, quality assurance and railway handback processes will be well placed to compete, particularly those experienced in coordinating complex station or urban railway works.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Manchester International Airport - Permanent Way Works

Notice 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. The scope areas for this package are as follows: - Track renewals and modifications. - Plain line track installation. - S&C installation and modifications (where applicable). - Ballast excavation, placement and regulation. - Stressing, welding and rail adjustments. - Tamping and dynamic track stabilisation. - Possession planning and delivery support. - Associated rail plant and labour resources. - Testing, handback and assurance documentation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-60f352e0-01ed-497a-b058-28b41c90040d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/408b191a-8dd5-41ec-bbd0-981d6925dde7
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

34941200 - Track rails

45234116 - Track construction works

45234120 - Urban railway works

45234130 - Ballast construction works

71631470 - Railway-track inspection services

71632000 - Technical testing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2026Today
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Jan 2027 - 1 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kier Transportation Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CLIPPERS QUAY
Postcode
M50 3XP
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Quays
Westminster Constituency
Salford

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