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title: "Ground Investigations"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06cc82"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED"
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# Ground Investigations

Buyer: EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cc82

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process conducted by East West Railway Company Limited involves ground investigation surveys as part of infrastructure development, classified under the "Construction work" CPV code 45000000. The initiative falls within the "works" procurement category, with the surveys informing infrastructure elements such as slope angles, foundations, and drainage design across the UK region. The tender, titled "Ground Investigations," is at the award and contract update stage, with a procurement method resembling a restricted procedure, executed under the RISQS qualification system. The contract, awarded to Concept Engineering Consultants Ltd, is valued at £25,000,000 and is active with a term lasting 720 days, having commenced on 10 October 2024.

This procurement presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the construction and engineering sectors, given the scale and duration of the contract. Businesses skilled in ground investigation, geotechnical analysis, and infrastructure development can find valuable prospects in this project, which supports the ongoing development of rail infrastructure in the UK. The procurement method allows certified enterprises to engage in substantial collaborative projects, paving the way for smaller firms to break into large-scale infrastructure works essential to national transport schemes

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## Notice

Ground investigation will inform many aspects of the infrastructure design including slope angles for earthworks, foundations for all structures, suitability of material for reuse as fill, contaminated land, retaining wall, drainage design and design of temporary works. The ground investigations will inform the preliminary design for DCO and for the upcoming detailed design. The Phase 1 ground investigation will target areas that are identified by the designer as critical to the design such as major structures or areas of known geotechnical complexity.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Ground investigation surveys to inform many aspects of the infrastructure design including slope angles for earthworks, foundations for all structures, suitability of material for reuse as fill, contaminated land, retaining wall, drainage design and design of temporary works. considers that in circumstances where the Contractor was merely exercising a right to claim compensation under an NEC4 Option B "Priced Contract with a Bill of Quantities where there has been a change to the required quantities and the scope of the contract had not otherwise changed there has been no modification but that this is properly characterized as the operation of the contract as originally awarded. However as regards the additional ground investigation surveys, now required EWR acknowledges that this will involve a contractual modification to extend the scope.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067106-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £31,308,167 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK9 1EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | CONCEPT ENGINEERING CONSULTANT; CONCEPT ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2026 at 09:40 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067106-2026
- 16 Jul 2026 at 09:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067081-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.eastwestrail.co.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:443168-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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