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title: "Bean Road Tunnel"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049b9d"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Bean Road Tunnel

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049b9d

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## Summary

Kent County Council, acting as the local Highway and Transport Authority, is in the process of awarding a contract under the Bean Road Tunnel project, part of the Fastrack programme aimed at enhancing sustainable transport within Kent Thameside. The tender, titled "Bean Road Tunnel", falls under the construction industry category, specifically engineering works and construction works. The project is situated in Kent, United Kingdom, and involves the building of a 75-metre-long tunnel through the chalk spine under B255 Bean Road. The procurement process, marked by selective competitive procedures with negotiation, is currently in the award stage, which commenced with the contract being signed on 10th December 2025 with Erith Contractors Limited. The contract value is approximately £18,572,174.54, reflecting Kent County Council’s significant commitment to the infrastructure development within the region.

This tender creates substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for suppliers specialising in infrastructure and construction works. With a project value of £25.5 million and a planned construction cost budget of £20.43 million, businesses with expertise in roadworks, tunnel construction, and transport system integration would find this contract beneficial to pursue. The competitive procedure with negotiation favours companies that can deliver high-quality construction services within budget and timeline constraints. This project is vital for connecting key locations such as Bluewater Shopping Centre and Ebbsfleet International Railway Station, promising significant transit improvements and long-term benefits for Kent's infrastructure landscape. Suppliers of large scale, capable of handling substantial engineering works and contributing to the sustainable transport infrastructure, would be well-positioned to thrive from this contract.

## Notice

Kent County Council (KCC) are awarding a contract for the delivery of the Bean Road Tunnel scheme. This contract is being awarded to 1 supplier. This project is part of a wider programme of works under the Fastrack programme, which has been identified as being critical to the sustainable delivery of Kent Thameside. Fastrack is fundamentally a transport project, and Kent County Council as the local Highway and Transport Authority is responsible for delivery of the Fastrack network.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This project is part of a wider programme of works under the Fastrack programme, which has been identified as being critical to the sustainable delivery of Kent Thameside. Fastrack is fundamentally a transport project, and Kent County Council as the local Highway and Transport Authority is responsible for delivery of the Fastrack network. Two haulage tunnels previously constructed through the chalk spine supporting B255 Bean Road to facilitate earthworks movements during the construction of Bluewater Shopping Centre during the mid-1990's, still exist and are suitable to form a new direct connection. As part of the highway infrastructure for Eastern Quarry a residential road network will be constructed that crosses the Fastrack Spine Road and will link to the existing Hedge End roundabout on Bean Road at the Northern edge of Bluewater. This route could be made available for Fastrack by moving from the dedicated Fastrack Spine Road to shared use residential roads. The most obvious connection is a continuation of the dedicated Fastrack Spine Road through a tunnel under B255 Bean Road going directly into the Bluewater road infrastructure and bus interchange. Fastrack Bean Road Tunnel is broadly a new 75m long tunnel (technically an underpass due to short length) through the chalk spine under the B255 Bean Road between Whitecliffe (former Eastern Quarry) and Bluewater Shopping Centre, serving to directly connect the shopping centre to the new Whitecliffe development and Ebbsfleet International Railway Station. It will form part of the Fastrack bus rapid transit system within Kent Thameside. The tunnel will house a 3.5m wide Bi-directional Fastrack busway linking Whitecliffe and Bluewater, as well as providing a combined footway / cycleway and footway linking the Whitecliffe and Bluewater as part of the Ebbsfleet Garden City green corridor network.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000130-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £20,430,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,572,174 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ERITH CONTRACTORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 5 Jan 2026 at 09:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000130-2026
- 10 Oct 2024 at 13:07 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032623-2024
- 3 Oct 2024 at 14:22 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031758-2024
- 17 Sep 2024 at 14:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029734-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk
- https://www.kent.gov.uk/
- https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/

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