--- title: "Balfour Beatty - Roads North of the Thames - LTC - FRC Structures Package" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED" published: "2026-09-30" --- # Balfour Beatty - Roads North of the Thames - LTC - FRC Structures Package Buyer: BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed.json) ## Summary Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering is seeking suppliers for reinforced-concrete and structural works on the Lower Thames Crossing Roads North programme. Potential works include foundations, abutments, retaining walls, pile caps, reinforced-earth structures, bridges and highway structures, alongside related civil engineering, design, construction, supply and installation. Temporary works, quality assurance, testing and commissioning are also within the capabilities being explored. The Lower Thames Crossing is a new road connecting Essex and Kent via a tunnel beneath the Thames. Delivery locations are in the East of England and South East. The scope and packaging are still being developed: the buyer is using this qualification exercise to understand supplier capability, capacity and delivery preferences before finalising how the works will be packaged. The buyer invited suppliers to submit an expression of interest through an open procedure and eligibility questionnaire; this is a market-engagement and qualification stage to inform the eventual packaging strategy, not a guarantee of work. The questionnaire submission deadline was 14 October 2026 at 17:00. The stated contract period runs from 1 April 2028 to 1 November 2030. The procurement estimate is £1,000,000. Works may be split into several packages, potentially including smaller or specialist packages. The questionnaire assesses whether organisations can meet Balfour Beatty and Lower Thames Crossing supply-chain requirements, with responses intended to establish their capabilities, capacity, experience, preferred delivery model and the scale of work they can undertake. Suppliers may respond individually or as part of a consortium, joint venture or wider supply chain. This opportunity is relevant to contractors and specialist suppliers experienced in reinforced-concrete structures, bridge and highway structures, foundations, substructures, retaining walls or other civil engineering infrastructure. The buyer welcomes organisations of all sizes, including SMEs, and consortium, joint-venture and supply-chain responses, making the exercise relevant to firms whose capability covers only part of the potential scope as well as those able to deliver broader packages. Suppliers should be ready to explain their technical capability, delivery capacity, relevant experience and preferred delivery model. The programme also expects suppliers to support low-carbon delivery through a zero-emissions solution with no diesel-powered plant or machinery on site, local recruitment and workforce skills progression, early-career roles, and STEM engagement with young people. These commitments are central to the stated supply-chain ambitions. ## Notice The Lower Thames Crossing Roads, North Programme is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers with experience in reinforced concrete (FRC) and structural works. The scope is expected to include elements such as reinforced concrete foundations, abutments, retaining walls, pile caps, reinforced earth structures, bridge structures and other civil engineering works. As part of our procurement planning, we are considering a range of packaging options, including splitting the works into multiple packages. Through this PQQ, we are looking to better understand the market's capability, capacity and preferred delivery models to help inform the final procurement strategy. What We're Looking For We would like to hear from organisations with experience in one or more of the following: Reinforced concrete foundations Reinforced concrete abutments Reinforced concrete retaining walls Reinforced earth structures Pile caps and substructures Bridge and highway structures Structural concrete works Civil engineering and infrastructure projects Design, construction, supply and installation services Temporary works design and management Quality assurance, testing and commissioning We welcome responses from organisations of all sizes, including SMEs, either independently or as part of a consortium, joint venture or wider supply chain arrangement. How to Apply If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the attached FRC Structures Package Eligibility Criteria Questionnaire and return it to the Supply Chain Team by 14.10.26 at: BBLTCProcurementandSupplyChain@balfourbeatty.com Please ensure all sections of the questionnaire are completed, as this will help us gain a full understanding of your organisation's capabilities, capacity and experience. The qualification questions have been designed to assess your ability to meet Balfour Beatty and Lower Thames Crossing supply chain requirements and will help inform the final packaging strategy for these works. As we are currently considering a number of packaging options, including smaller and specialist work packages, we are particularly interested in understanding the scale of work your organisation can deliver, your technical capabilities and your preferred delivery model. Additional information: The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a new road to better connect Essex and Kent through a tunnel beneath the River Thames. Our purpose is to drive a change in how we deliver - connecting people to jobs and businesses to opportunities, leaving a skills legacy for the local community and construction industry, all whilst restoring nature and drawing a new blueprint for low-carbon construction. Our ambition is to deliver the UK's greenest road, and to do the right thing for local communities and the environment. We can only achieve this with the support of our supply chain, and it is therefore critical that for any supplier to be successful in winning work on LTC, they must demonstrate commitments to supporting delivery of our ambitions: * Delivering the works through a 'zero emissions' solution, and not using diesel on site in any plant or machinery. * Supporting us to leave a skills legacy for the local community, by not only recruiting locally, but upskilling your workforce to enable meaningful progression into higher paid higher skilled work. * Helping to facilitate successful opportunities by providing early careers roles, as well as inspiring young people into construction through delivery of STEM engagement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd6f6ea3-04bd-4c7b-8faa-6f6fdb0bad57 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 14 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2028 - 1 Nov 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | 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 | BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | East London | | Postcode | E14 5HU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Canary Wharf | | Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45221100 - Construction work for bridges - 45223200 - Structural works - 45223500 - Reinforced-concrete structures - 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads - 45262210 - Foundation work - 45262300 - Concrete work - 45262310 - Reinforced-concrete work ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 09:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd6f6ea3-04bd-4c7b-8faa-6f6fdb0bad57 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd6f6ea3-04bd-4c7b-8faa-6f6fdb0bad57 30th September 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2e22f2a9-c175-4909-9b73-a663041b8d25 How to apply, please complete the attached FRC Structures Package Eligibility Criteria by the 14.10.26. then submit to the Supply Chain Team at: BBLTCProcurementandSupplyChain@balfourbeatty.com. Please make sure to complete the eligibility criteria section of the PQQ fully, as missing information might affect your chance to move forward to the next stage. The following questions are designed as 'Qualification Questions' to assess your organisations ability to meet Balfour Beatty's and Lower Thames Crossing's supply chain requirements requirements. Please note this is by no means a guarantee of any work ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8dad35aa-7fe5-46b6-8304-34f9a9713fed.json.