--- title: "Manchester International Airport - Shotcrete works" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-10c912f0-d009-4cfd-8bfe-f45df7bd858d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-10c912f0-d009-4cfd-8bfe-f45df7bd858d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10c912f0-d009-4cfd-8bfe-f45df7bd858d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10c912f0-d009-4cfd-8bfe-f45df7bd858d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Kier Transportation - CP7 NWC" published: "2026-10-06" --- # Manchester International Airport - Shotcrete works Buyer: Kier Transportation - CP7 NWC Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-10c912f0-d009-4cfd-8bfe-f45df7bd858d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-10c912f0-d009-4cfd-8bfe-f45df7bd858d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10c912f0-d009-4cfd-8bfe-f45df7bd858d.json) ## Summary Kier Transportation – CP7 NWC is procuring shotcrete and associated reinforced-concrete works at Manchester Airport station. The work supports a station capacity scheme intended to accommodate longer trains while retaining existing train services, by enabling two 144-metre trains to use two of the station’s four platforms. The package covers preparing and cleaning exposed contiguous piled retaining walls; installing mesh reinforcement, anchor bars and injection mortar; applying, curing and finishing sprayed concrete; forming and sealing joints; and protecting nearby assets. It also includes testing, inspection, quality assurance, handover records and removal and disposal of rebound and other waste. Delivery is within a live rail and airport environment and must comply with project and Network Rail requirements. The work is classified as railway construction and ready-mixed concrete work. The buyer invited offers at the tender stage. The procurement uses an invitation to tender; the submission deadline set by the buyer was 16 October 2026 at 17:00. The contract period is from 10 February to 27 July 2027. The estimated value is £250,000 to £500,000. The tender is for one package of works, with no lots identified. The published information sets out the scope and operational requirements but gives no separate evaluation weighting or detailed award criteria. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement is for works, with shotcrete and associated retaining-wall treatments forming its central requirement. This opportunity suits specialist concrete repair and application contractors able to deliver sprayed concrete on retaining-wall faces, including preparation, reinforcement, mortar injection, joint sealing, curing and finishing. Suppliers will need to manage protection of adjacent infrastructure, control rebound and overspray, and remove and dispose of waste. The package also calls for robust testing, inspection, quality assurance and handover documentation, so bidders should be equipped to evidence workmanship and complete project records. A key operational fit is experience working safely and reliably in a live railway and airport setting, while meeting project and Network Rail requirements and coordinating work around existing assets and services. The buyer marks the opportunity as suitable for SMEs, making it relevant to smaller specialist firms with the technical capacity and site controls to undertake this integrated package. ## Notice 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: -Preparation and cleaning of exposed contiguous piled retaining wall faces. -Supply and installation of mesh reinforcement, anchor bars and injection mortar. -Supply, delivery, application, curing and finishing of sprayed concrete (shotcrete). -Formation and sealing of expansion and construction joints. -Protection of adjacent assets from rebound, overspray and damage. -Testing, inspection, quality assurance and handover documentation. -Removal and disposal of rebound material, washout and associated waste. -Working within a live rail and airport environment in accordance with all project and Network Rail requirements. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64a43aa2-d0e2-4988-9792-bdb6052db610 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Feb 2027 - 27 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Kier Transportation - CP7 NWC | | Locality | CLIPPERS QUAY | | Postcode area | Manchester | | Postcode | M50 3XP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Quays | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 44114100 - Ready-mixed concrete - 44114210 - Concrete piles - 45234000 - Construction work for railways and cable transport systems - 45262310 - Reinforced-concrete work ## Release History - 6 Oct 2026 at 09:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64a43aa2-d0e2-4988-9792-bdb6052db610 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64a43aa2-d0e2-4988-9792-bdb6052db610 6th October 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.competefor.co.uk/business/viewOpportunityDetailsSupplier.html?id=120562388 Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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