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Provision of Heathrow Expansion Banking Advisor

THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

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25 Sep 2026 at 13:07

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport is seeking an independent banking and financial adviser for the Heathrow expansion programme. The adviser will provide sponsor-side financial and commercial advice on whether expansion can be financed and delivered, debt and equity market appetite, affordability, risk allocation, investor confidence, government exposure to costs and risks, delivery structures, governance and commercial models, and emerging financing or regulatory issues. The work also includes a strategic financeability assessment every six months and may include additional services commissioned as programme priorities change. The programme aims to enable a privately financed, market-led expansion, including an operational third runway at Heathrow Airport. The work relates to Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. This is specialist financial consultancy and advisory work, with infrastructure finance, market and commercial analysis at its core.

The Department for Transport invited tenders through an open procedure. The enquiry deadline was 13 October 2026 at 12:00 and the tender submission deadline was 23 October 2026 at 17:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 4 January 2027 to 4 January 2030, with an option to extend by one year, to 3 January 2031. The estimated value is approximately £3 million excluding VAT. Evaluation is staged: technical and social value accounts for 70%, presentation and interview for 10%, and price for 20%. The first stage assesses experience, technical capability, understanding of Heathrow’s challenges, delivery approach, team and governance, pricing for future work and wider social value; up to three top-scoring bidders proceed to a scenario-based interview. Price is assessed against six assessments and the monthly retainer.

This opportunity suits financial advisory firms with demonstrable experience in infrastructure finance, capital markets, debt and equity advice, financeability assessments and regulated infrastructure financing models. Experience advising government or comparable clients is specifically relevant. Suppliers need to show they can analyse the financing, affordability and investor considerations of a major infrastructure programme, and provide independent, evidence-based advice on complex commercial and financial questions. The assessment favours a credible delivery model, strong governance and suitably qualified key personnel, with capacity to mobilise quickly, respond at short notice and maintain service through changing market, regulatory and programme conditions. Bidders should be prepared to explain how they will manage conflicts of interest, business continuity and future work pricing, as well as deliver wider economic and social value. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Heathrow Expansion Banking Advisor

Notice Description

The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking to appoint an experienced Banking Adviser to provide independent financial and commercial advice in support of the Heathrow expansion programme. The Government's ambition is to enable the delivery of an operational third runway at Heathrow Airport by 2035 through a privately financed, market-led delivery model. As one of the UK's largest and most complex infrastructure programmes, Heathrow expansion presents significant financing, affordability, delivery and regulatory challenges. The successful Adviser will act as a sponsor-side adviser to DfT, providing independent advice on matters including: * The financeability and financial deliverability of Heathrow expansion; * Debt and equity market appetite and financing conditions; * Affordability, risk allocation and investor confidence; * Measures to improve financeability and reduce delivery risk; * Government exposure to programme costs and risks; * Delivery structures, governance arrangements and commercial models; and * Emerging financing, commercial and regulatory issues. The successful Adviser will also be required to deliver a strategic financeability assessment every six months throughout the contract term. The anticipated contract term is three (3) years with an option to extend for a further one (1) year. The estimated total contract value is approximately PS3 million (excluding VAT). Suppliers wishing to participate in this procurement must register on the Jaggaer portal and access the procurement documentation through that system. Tender submissions, clarification questions and all procurement communications must be conducted via Jaggaer. 1. To enrol an account on DfTs Jaggaer platform (if your organisation does not already have one), please navigate to: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html 2. ITT Code =itt_3358 Once registered, please access the event using the below link: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/8716167101A0D8503795 In addition, suppliers must ensure they have completed the relevant supplier registration requirements on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Full details of the requirement, scope of services, procurement process, evaluation methodology, timetable and submission requirements are contained within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation available through the Jaggaer portal. Interested suppliers are strongly encouraged to review the complete ITT pack and all associated appendices before preparing a Tender submission.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Contract includes a provision for the commissioning of additional services through Statements of Work (SoWs), enabling the Authority to procure supplementary requirements as programme priorities, emerging issues and key decision points arise.

Renewal: This contract contains a +1-year extension provision.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a87
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090985-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 4 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
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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