Notice Information
Notice Title
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Overhead Catenary System
Notice Description
HS2 Ltd procured the Overhead Catenary Systems (OCS) design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning from one to cover 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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 turnouts (up to and including 100km/h), 5 traps or diamonds.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dc77
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004057-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
34940000 - Railway equipment
45231400 - Construction work for electricity power lines
45232221 - Transformer substation
45234100 - Railway construction works
71320000 - Engineering design services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 6GA
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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