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title: "CT4692 Programme Support Works Framework Preliminary Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051fa8"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "EAST WEST RAIL COMPANY LIMITED"
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# CT4692 Programme Support Works Framework Preliminary Market Engagement

Buyer: EAST WEST RAIL COMPANY LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051fa8

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## Summary

The East West Rail Company Limited has initiated a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to seek insights on the proposed procurement strategy for the Programme Support Works Framework related to the East West Rail project, which links Oxford to Cambridge. This rail infrastructure project falls under the public utilities and construction work category, with significant elements in railway engineering and environmental works. Located in the United Kingdom, specifically Milton Keynes, the planning stage is spearheaded by East West Rail Company in partnership with ARCADIS LLP. A virtual briefing session is scheduled for 6th November 2025, with registration closing on 4th November. This engagement aims to gather feedback from potential suppliers on various components such as supplier capacity, market interest, and procurement timelines.

This tender provides a valuable opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs and Tier 2 suppliers, to contribute to a major infrastructure development. The framework is set up to encourage competition and promote collaboration across a diversified supply chain, including segments in archaeology, environmental and ecological works, and utilities. By participating, businesses can leverage potential contracts to accelerate growth, drive innovation, and tap into social value initiatives. With a substantial budget of £700 million and the convenience of multiple lot structures, this project presents a promising platform for companies specialised in construction, engineering, and associated services to expand their market footprint within the public sector. It also highlights an opportunity for businesses focused on delivering quality improvements and innovative solutions in railway infrastructure projects.

## Notice

The East West Railway Company (EWR Co.) is responsible for the delivery of East West Rail (EWR), a rail project providing infrastructure to enable services to link Oxford to Cambridge. The scale of the EWR project and the complexity of developing new line and structures (stations & depots) with existing track means it is critical to ensure we have the best suppliers on board. To achieve this we recognise the importance of building the right commercial model to attract strong competition and incentivise collaborative working across the supply chain. This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice is to inform the market that EWR Co. intends to commence market engagement to support the development of the procurement strategy for the delivery of a Programme Support Works Framework, with multiple lots and multiple suppliers. The framework is intended to accelerate readiness and de-risk the programme, maximising land access opportunity, provide a continuity of existing services via expiring contracts, provide access to SME/Tier 2s, deliver social value and innovation and provide a learning platform for future works and opportunities. The anticipated lot structure is: 1: Archaeology and Heritage 2: Ground Investigations and Monitoring 3: Environmental and Ecological Works 4: Principal Contractor/Co-ordination/Minor Civils 5: Utilities and Services The market engagement will commence with an initial virtual briefing session setting out EWR Co's proposed procurement strategy on 6th November 2025 at 12:30 - 13:30pm. This will be followed by a questionnaire inviting potential suppliers to provide their feedback on our proposed approach.

### Planning Information

The preliminary market engagement will commence with an initial virtual briefing session setting out EWR Co's proposed procurement strategy on 6th November 2025 at 12:30 - 13:30pm. This will be followed by a questionnaire inviting potential suppliers to provide their feedback on our proposed approach.
The objectives of the preliminary market engagement are to understand a number of key areas including but not limited to:
• Supplier capacity
• Market interest
• Effectiveness and fairness of the lotting strategy
• The Competitive Flexible Procedure
• Procurement timeline
• Call off contract options
• Proposed incentivisation mechanism
• Project risks
• Key performance indicators
To register your interest in the preliminary market engagement, please ensure you:
• Register on our Jaggaer portal if you are not already registered via the following link: https://eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public/eastwestrail/web/login.jst?_ncp=1677595912567.609209-1
• Express interest on our Jaggaer portal by 4th November 5pm: https://eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/52388121019A1689B851
• Provide the names and positions of up to 2 members who will represent your organisation via the correspondence facility in Jaggaer
• Hold the time in your diary until formal invitations are issued on 5th November.
Registration deadline is 4th November at 5pm. Invitations to the virtual briefing will be sent via email to the 2 email addresses provided on 5th November.
Points to Note:
Please also note the following important notices before registering an interest:
1) This PME is not a call for competition and is not published with the intention of reducing any time limits for the receipt of tenders.
2) EWR Co. reserves the right not to commence any procurement process or award any contracts in respect of the EWR project and to amend the requirements stated in this PME (or as stated in any pre-procurement market engagement documents).
3) EWR Co. will provide information on its emerging thinking on packaging and contracting approach for the framework at the virtual briefing event and within the pre-procurement market engagement documents which will be made available to relevant registered suppliers by EWR Co. EWR Co. reserves the right to further develop and change the procurement strategy and/or other aspects of the proposed procurement and delivery strategy as a result of pre-procurement market engagement or otherwise.
4) EWR Co. may undertake further and other pre-procurement market consultation exercises but, initially, the market engagement briefing event is to commence market engagement and give suppliers emerging information about the requirements.
5) Publication of this PME is part of the normal EWR Co. due diligence process on its options, and the publication of this PME does not indicate that a decision has been made on a particular route for a procurement and/or subsequent contract award, if any.
6) Registration does not bind EWR Co. to include any party/economic operator in the pre-procurement market engagement exercise.
7) EWR Co. is not obliged to communicate with any parties /economic operators that register after the deadline for registration has passed.
8) EWR Co. is not obliged to respond to any correspondence on this notice or any matter related to this preliminary market engagement exercise and the decision to accept the registration of any interested party/economic operator, and subsequent inclusion in any engagement process shall remain with EWR Co. alone.
9) Non-participation in this process will not prevent any party/economic operator from participating in any procurement process in due course.
10) Given the early stage of the project, and the anticipated impact of the market engagement process, and other internal processes, any information provided to the market shall be subject to change and EWR Co. (insofar as it is permitted by law) shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party/economic operator as a result of reliance on such information.
11) Any values set out in this PME are indicative and is subject to revision and is subject to confirmation in any future notices in relation to EWR procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068271-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST WEST RAIL COMPANY LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | ARCADIS LLP |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK9 1EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Tower |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 65 - Public utilities
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45213321 - Railway station construction work
- 65000000 - Public utilities
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71311230 - Railway engineering services
- 71351720 - Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites
- 71351811 - Topographical surveys of archaeological sites

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2025 at 14:10 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068271-2025
- 22 May 2025 at 21:04 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025436-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068271-2025
  24th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025436-2025
  22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public/eastwestrail/web/login.jst?_ncp=1677595912567.609209-1
- https://eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/52388121019A1689B851
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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