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TRHS0025 Euston Delivery Company (EDC) Programme Challenge and Assurance Partner

THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

29 Sep 2026 at 15:04

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

22 Sep 2026 at 12:54

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport is exploring a Programme Challenge and Assurance Partner (P-CAP) service for the Euston Delivery Company (EDC), which is leading the integrated redevelopment of the Euston campus into a national transport gateway. The work may cover cost forecasting, spend analysis and benchmarking; programme schedule control and optimisation; design, construction and delivery integration; commercial advice on contracts, deliverability and value for money; and integrated performance reporting and risk management. The programme brings together mainline rail, London Underground, buses and taxis, including a planned high-speed rail terminus, with a public-private partnership model under consideration. This is specialist programme management and construction consultancy, with cost control, commercial assurance and auditing elements. The work relates to Euston in London.

This is at planning stage: EDC has set out an intention to procure, but there is no invitation to tender and no confirmed procurement route, contract scope or commitment to proceed. The Department for Transport is conducting preliminary market engagement with technical and procurement support from HS2 Ltd; EDC is expected to be the contracting authority for any later procurement, subject to confirmation. The buyer expects questionnaire-based engagement to start in the week beginning 12 October 2026, with questionnaires due by 30 October and possible follow-up meetings anticipated from 23 November to 4 December 2026. A further notice is expected on 15 April 2027. The anticipated contract period is 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2042, but dates remain under development. No estimated contract value is stated. EDC is considering a single long-term contract or re-procurement between programme phases; the eventual route to market is undecided.

The work is likely to suit established consultancies able to provide independent challenge and assurance across a complex, long-running transport infrastructure programme. Relevant strengths include cost forecasting, benchmarking and cost control; schedule analysis and optimisation; engineering and design review, constructability and interface management; commercial and contract advice; programme management; and executive reporting, management information and risk oversight. Suppliers should be able to work across multiple delivery packages and partner organisations and connect cost, schedule, design and commercial decisions. The engagement is open to interested suppliers, including potential subcontractors and consortium members, and the buyer is seeking views on market capability, appetite, routes to market, service costs and possible consortium structures. This is preparation and market consultation, not a competition. Participation is at each organisation’s own expense; taking part is not a condition of bidding in a later procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TRHS0025 Euston Delivery Company (EDC) Programme Challenge and Assurance Partner

Notice Description

The Euston Delivery Company (EDC) is responsible for leading the integrated redevelopment of the Euston campus and delivering a world-class transport gateway for the UK. EDC is to integrate into a reconstructed single and coherent national transport gateway, all mainline railway, London Underground, bus and taxi infrastructure at Euston (collectively known as the Euston campus), including the new high-speed terminus, for which a public-private partnership model is being explored. EDC plans to engage a Programme Challenge and Assurance Partner [P-CAP] to support in the delivery of the Euston Programme. The scope of the P-CAP's responsibilities will be refined over coming months, but may include: 1. Cost Challenge, Control and Analysis: Forecasting the Expected Cost at Completion (ECC) of the programme, identifying key drivers of spend and benchmarking to provide and challenge estimates. 2. Schedule Control and Optimisation: Examining the programme and its pipeline of deliverables, identifying interdependencies and timings to inform strategic decision-making and optimise outcomes 3. Value Engineering and Design/Delivery Integration: Challenging design outputs, interface risks and integration issues across delivery packages and partner organisations to reduce unnecessary cost, improve constructability and protect programme schedule. 4. Commercial Optimisation and Advice: Advising on contract delivery by scrutinising planned deliverables, programme and resourcing to identify risks to deliverability and optimise value for money. 5. Programme Management and Performance: Supporting the EDC to implement integrated reporting and risk management across the programme, including providing MI and executive summary to support decision-making. EDC is likely to require services of this nature throughout the Euston Programme - however, the scope of work, route to market, estimated contract value, start date, contract duration and timings for this procurement are subject to ongoing development. EDC is particularly considering whether it would be advantageous to procure a single long term contract or to reprocure services between any particular phases of the programme. Whether or not the DfT or EDC subsequently commences a procurement and/or thereafter awards any contract related to this potential opportunity shall be solely at its discretion. Details included in this preliminary market notice should not be regarded as final or as constituting a defined opportunity.

Planning Information

EDC will be acting through the DfT in relation to the P-CAP while it scales up its operating capability. EDC will be conducting the preliminary market engagement for the anticipated P-CAP procurement, with technical and procurement support from the DfT and High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd. it is expected that EDC will be the contracting authority for any subsequent procurement that arises out of the Potential Opportunity, although this is to be confirmed. The intention for preliminary market engagement is to undertake desktop (questionnaire-based) engagement starting from w/c 12 October 2026, which may be followed by targeted virtual one-one or roundtable meetings with selected respondents to the initial questionnaire. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this preliminary market engagement include: - Raising awareness of EDC’s plans. - Assessing market capability and appetite. - Seeking views on the opportunity to inform the development of tender documents. - Testing available routes to market for the specialist services required. - Supporting estimation of the costs of the services. - Understanding potential (e.g. consortium) bid structures. STRUCTURE This initial stage of preliminary market engagement will be structured as follows: Parties interested in participating should register their interest and return a signed copy of their Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) by 12:00, Tuesday 13 October 2026 Parties who have met this deadline will receive a Market Engagement Briefing Document relating to the project and a link to the Market Engagement Questionnaire. The Questionnaire seeks to capture participants’ feedback on specific aspects of the proposed approach described in the Briefing Document, and should be fully completed on the survey link no later than 12:00, Friday 30 October 2026. Participants who return a questionnaire may be invited to one-to-one meetings or roundtable discussions (subject to levels of interest), currently anticipated between Monday 23 November and Friday 04 December, to explore in more detail certain aspects of the Questionnaire responses. Further details of this approach (including specific categories of participants who may be invited to one-to-one meetings or roundtable discussions) are set out in the following section and in the Market Engagement Briefing Document. PARTICIPATION This initial stage of preliminary market engagement is generally open to all persons who are interested (or may be interested) in providing services within the scope of the preliminary market engagement notice (including potential sub-contractors or consortium members). However, you may only be invited to participate in aspects of the exercise that are considered relevant to you, based on your potential role in the delivery of the services, which you will be asked to explain in the questionnaire. DfT reserves the right to undertake a verification exercise in respect of those Organisations who respond to the Questionnaire and wish to attend one-to-one meetings or roundtable discussions. Organisations that are not invited to one-to-one meetings or roundtable discussions will be offered the opportunity to seek clarification on the reasons for this and highlight or provide any material information that may not have been fully considered as part of the assessment. DfT will review such information but reserves the right to determine, in its discretion, whether to amend the decision in light of the clarification process. REGISTRATION FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT If you would like to take part in this engagement, you must formally express your interest by 12:00, Tuesday 13 October 2026 via the Jaggaer online portal using the following link: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/8600417901A0EC3A3450 To register your interest in the preliminary market engagement, please ensure you: Upload a signed copy of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) - note that the NDA must be accepted in its standard form and must not be amended. Provide the organisation, names, positions and email addresses of up to two attendees who will represent your organisation. If you are not already registered on the Department for Transport's e-sourcing platform Jaggaer, you can register via the following link: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/ OTHER INFORMATION Organisations wishing to participate should note that engaging in this preliminary market engagement exercise, including completing and returning a post-engagement questionnaire response, is not a prerequisite to participating in any subsequent competitive process. DfT and EDC will review responses to this engagement process and may conduct further iterative engagement processes, as it may require. In any subsequent procurement DfT/EDC will make all relevant market engagement documents available to potential suppliers. Participation in this market engagement exercise (including attendance at a market engagement event) 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 DfT, HS2 or EDC. 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 DfT, HS2 or EDC 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 the DfT or EDC subsequently commences a procurement and/or thereafter awards any contract related to this potential opportunity shall be solely at its discretion.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077775
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091969-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

CPV Codes

71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

71541000 - Construction project management services

79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

79211000 - Accounting services

79212000 - Auditing services

79994000 - Contract administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Apr 20277 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2042 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
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DR
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Vincent Square
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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