Planning

Interim Maintenance Contracts (IMC)

HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LIMITED

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

PlanningUpdate

01 Jun 2026 at 15:04

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

27 May 2026 at 13:55

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

26 May 2026 at 14:55

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

26 May 2026 at 14:38

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, a sub-central government public authority, is initiating a procurement process for Interim Maintenance Contracts (IMC) concerning the ongoing and future maintenance of high-speed railway assets located in the UK. This planned tender aims to support HS2's infrastructure requirements by focusing on Asset Specific Care & Custody and Infrastructure Safeguarding, including environmental, civil engineering, and security services. The planned procurement is at the planning update stage with a future notice expected on 13 November 2026, and the contracts are expected to commence on 15 December 2027, lasting until 31 December 2037. The total estimated value of these contracts is approximately £1.24 billion GBP.

This procurement process presents a significant opportunity for businesses within the agricultural, forestry, horticultural, and security services sectors to expand their portfolios by partnering with HS2, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK. The contracts are particularly well-suited for SMEs with capabilities in land management, environmental maintenance, and civil construction services. Engaging in this tender could not only provide substantial revenue growth but also an opportunity to work on high-profile projects contributing to the UK's rail infrastructure enhancements. The flexibility of engaging in non-core services, such as landscape design and minor civil works, offers additional areas for businesses to provide value-added services in this procurement framework.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Interim Maintenance Contracts (IMC)

Notice Description

HS2 is Britain's new high-speed railway connecting London and Birmingham. Our British-built trains will create capacity, or space, on the congested network, providing faster, zero carbon journeys between our two largest cities. Services will continue to Manchester, the North West and Scotland using the conventional railway network, cutting journey times. Due to the potential changes in HS2 Ltd.'s Delivery Strategy resulting from the HS2 Reset, HS2 Ltd has identified a need for capabilities to undertake routine repairs, maintenance and safeguarding of assets which it owns or for which it has responsibility. To develop this capability, it is HS2 Ltd.'s current intention to procure Interim Maintenance Contracts (IMCs) to undertake Care & Custody and Infrastructure Safeguarding of assets that have been completed by the current Main Works Civils Contracts (MWCC) and prior to the High-Speed Rail Systems (HSRS) contractors mobilising. The scope may also include optional non-core instructed elements of landscape design, planted plot creation works and localised civils construction works. The core scope of services has been categorised as Asset Specific Care & Custody and Infrastructure Safeguarding. These include the following scope areas: Asset Specific Care and Custody *Land Management *Environmental and Landscape Infrastructure Maintenance *Temporary Facilities Maintenance and Management *Civil Engineering Infrastructure Maintenance Infrastructure Safeguarding *Security Services *Principal Contractor (PC) Duties *Professional Services (Subject to additional instruction) *Lead Contractor Duties (relates to the role defined in the HS2 Code of Construction Practice, required alongside the CDM PC responsibilities) Optional Non-Core Services *Landscape design and planted plot creation *Civils construction

Planning Information

HS2 Ltd is conducting this preliminary market engagement exercise, in the form of a Market Sounding Briefing and Questionnaire, to better understand supplier interest, capacity and capabilities in relation to the following procurement: Interim Maintenance Contracts (IMC). The objective of this preliminary market engagement is to understand market interest to deliver IMC to HS2 Ltd and help inform the tender specification. In particular: • To raise awareness of HS2 Ltd.’s plans; • To assess interest and seek views on the opportunity including potential (e.g. consortium) bid structures and the specialist capabilities being sought; • To consult on preferred commercial and delivery structures; • To explore risk appetite and related considerations; and • To seek views on the proposed procurement timeline. Organisations wishing to participate should note that engaging in this preliminary market engagement exercise, including completing and returning questionnaire response, is not a prerequisite to participating in any subsequent competitive process. HS2 Ltd will review responses to this engagement process and may conduct further iterative engagement processes, as it may require. In any subsequent procurement HS2 Ltd will make all relevant market engagement documents available to potential suppliers. Participation in this market engagement exercise will be wholly at each responding organisation's own cost. No expenses or costs incurred by any organisation responding to this notice and/or participating in this engagement process will be reimbursed by the HS2 Ltd. This market engagement exercise and any associated documents or communications should not be regarded as an investment recommendation or defined opportunity. No information contained in the documents or in any communication made between HS2 Ltd and any organisation in connection with any aspect of this market engagement exercise shall be relied upon as constituting a contract, agreement or representation that any contract shall be awarded. Whether or not HS2 Ltd subsequently commences a procurement and/or thereafter awards any contract related to this potential opportunity shall be solely at its discretion. For your feedback to be considered please complete the Questionnaire via the following SmartSurvey link https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HS2IMC1/ by no later than 5pm Wednesday 10 June 2026. For any queries, please e-mail scc@hs2.org.uk with “IMC Procurement” in the subject header.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a408
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051542-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

79710000 - Security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,034,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jun 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Nov 20266 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Dec 2027 - 31 Dec 2037 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6GA
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
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

Notice Documents

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