✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 12:17.
Opportunity overview
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:
- OLE Substructures & Foundations
- King Post Retaining Walls
- Ancillary Civils (Inclusive of but not limited to; Trough routes, small concrete foundations, UTX's and signage).
Classification
CPV44114100 — Ready-mixed concrete
CPV44114210 — Concrete piles
CPV45234000 — Construction work for railways and cable transport systems
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Published notice details
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
C4N120949485
Published
15 Oct 2026, 10:50
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
works
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
44114100
Description
Ready-mixed concrete
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
44114210
Description
Concrete piles
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45234000
Description
Construction work for railways and cable transport systems
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PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Open works opportunity for rail-related civil engineering at Manchester Airport station. The stated package covers OLE substructures and foundations, king post retaining walls, and ancillary civils such as trough routes, small concrete foundations, UTXs and signage, supporting planned platform/station remodelling for longer trains.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers with evidenced rail civils capability across OLE foundations/substructures, retaining walls and ancillary station civils. No certifications, insurance, selection criteria or procurement method are stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
ScopeOLE substructures and foundations; king post retaining walls; ancillary civils including trough routes, small concrete foundations, UTXs and signage.Evidence: "The scope areas for this package are as follows: - OLE Substructures & Foundations - King Post Retaining Walls - Ancillary Civils (Inclusive of but not limited to; Trough routes, small concrete foundations, UTX's and signage)."
Rail station contextWorks relate to Manchester Airport station capacity/platform remodelling.Evidence: "A remodelling of the station at Manchester Airport" and title "Manchester International Airport - Rail Footprint Civils".
Certifications, insurance and selection requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No certification, insurance or selection requirement is supplied.
91% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Open works opportunity for rail-related civil engineering at Manchester Airport station. The stated package covers OLE substructures and foundations, king post retaining walls, and ancillary civils such as trough routes, small concrete foundations, UTXs and signage, supporting planned platform/station remodelling for longer trains.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers with evidenced rail civils capability across OLE foundations/substructures, retaining walls and ancillary station civils. No certifications, insurance, selection criteria or procurement method are stated in the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
OLE substructures and foundations
King post retaining walls
Ancillary civils including trough routes, small concrete foundations, UTXs and signage
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Scope
99% confidence
OLE substructures and foundations; king post retaining walls; ancillary civils including trough routes, small concrete foundations, UTXs and signage.
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"The scope areas for this package are as follows: - OLE Substructures & Foundations - King Post Retaining Walls - Ancillary Civils (Inclusive of but not limited to; Trough routes, small concrete foundations, UTX's and signage)."
Rail station context
93% confidence
Works relate to Manchester Airport station capacity/platform remodelling.
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"A remodelling of the station at Manchester Airport" and title "Manchester International Airport - Rail Footprint Civils".
Certifications, insurance and selection requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No certification, insurance or selection requirement is supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Marked suitable for SMEs.
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"suitable_for_sme": 1.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Not marked suitable for VCSEs.
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"suitable_for_vcse": 0.
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility or exclusion criteria are supplied.
No pricing mechanism, payment terms, form of contract or lot pricing is supplied.
Delivery
Delivery region
90% confidence
North West, United Kingdom is explicitly listed; other supplied delivery-location entries are broad and inconsistent.
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Delivery location includes "region": "North West", "country": "United Kingdom", but also British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom.
Delivery site
95% confidence
Manchester Airport station is indicated by the title and description.
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Title "Manchester International Airport - Rail Footprint Civils" and repeated references to "Manchester Airport station".
"procurement_method": null and "procurement_method_details": null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Delivery-location data inconsistency
99% confidence
The supplied delivery locations include North West/United Kingdom alongside British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World. The actual delivery geography should be verified in the notice documentation.
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Supplied delivery-location records contain these conflicting/broad country and region values; the description itself refers to Manchester Airport station.
Unstated tender requirements
98% confidence
No certification, insurance, technical selection, pricing, contractual or submission-detail requirements are present in the supplied data.
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Only the scope, dates, values, classifications and status fields are supplied; no such requirements are stated.
No lot breakdown
99% confidence
No lots are supplied, so the allocation of scope and any lot-specific requirements is unknown.
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"lots": [].
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