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Track Systems

High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:46.

Opportunity overview

This procurement relates to track systems and HS2 Ltd has awarded the following contracts: 1) Delivery contract for Track - Urban (Lot 1 below) 2) Delivery contract for Track – Open Route Central (Lot 2 below) 3) Delivery contract for Track – Open Route North including Birmingham Spur (Lot 3 below) 4) Framework Agreement for Track delivery and other works (see Lot 4 below) Further information about the scope of works and the lots is set out in the remainder of this Contract Notice. Economic operators may have only expressed an interest in Lot 4 if they have also expressed an interest in one or more of Lots 1, 2 & 3. HS2 Ltd invoked an exceptional circumstance detailed in the ITT to award Lots 1, 2 and 3 to a single Tenderer.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Jan 2025
Award ID
005029-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W4 5YS, United Kingdom

Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Jan 2025
Award ID
005029-2025-2
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W4 5YS, United Kingdom

Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Jan 2025
Award ID
005029-2025-3
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W4 5YS, United Kingdom

Colas Rail Limited

Match pending…
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
005029-2025-4
Status
active
Location
London, UK, SW1H 0EX, United Kingdom

Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture

Match pending…
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
005029-2025-4
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W4 5YS, United Kingdom

Rhomberg Sersa UK Limited

Match pending…
Shared published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
005029-2025-4
Status
active
Location
York, UK, YO30 4WY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45230000 — Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

Lots

  • Track - UrbanValue not stated
  • Track - CentralValue not stated
  • Track - NorthValue not stated
  • Track Systems Framework AgreementValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04deeb
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Classification

Id
45230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Track - Urban
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The scope of the Lot 1 works includes the installation of all track infrastructure within the Urban geographical area, which includes stations, open route, bored tunnels and cut and- cover tunnels. The track infrastructure incorporates the design and construction of: - resilient and standard cast in-situ slab track; - standard pre-cast slab track (a separate supply arrangement); - mainline Switches & Crossings (S&C) units and Rail Expansion Devices (REDs) on a combination of the aforementioned track forms (a separate supply arrangement); - the above includes the construction of any Hydraulically Bonded Layer (HBL) or intermediate concrete layers, sleeper blocks or pre-cast elements, and the installation of long welded rails (to be supplied free-issue to the Contractor); - buffer stops - a combination of permanent and temporary units to support a phased entry into service; - track spacing infill to provide drainage continuity to drainage systems installed by others; - cable containment (troughing), to support the routing of HV and LV cables; - provision of (and subsequent removal of) a temporary railhead at West Ruislip for used for construction purposes; and - a permanent maintenance facility at West Ruislip. The Lot 1 works include the development of the detailed design for all track infrastructure within the Urban geographical area, and full integration of this design with the works of others including Main Work Civils and Railway Systems packages. This Lot also includes the undertaking of static integration testing of the track system, as well as providing onsite support and facilitation of the dynamic testing phase coordinated by the client. The Lot 1 works also include Principal Contractor duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 for the line of route up to and including the permanent boundary, plus any railheads or temporary construction compounds required to support the delivery of the works. This Principal Contractor role requires the provision of support to the client to manage the integration and prioritisation of construction activities, as well as the function of administering the Construction Railway Rulebook and managing the movement of Engineering Trains for itself and others within the working area.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
30%
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Track - Central
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The scope of the Lot 2 works includes the installation of all track infrastructure within the Central geographical area, including through open route, viaducts and cut-and-cover tunnels. The track infrastructure incorporates the design and construction of: - standard pre-cast slab track (a separate supply arrangement); - mainline Switches & Crossings (S&C) units and 18 Rail Expansion Devices (REDs) on a combination of the aforementioned track forms (a separate supply arrangement); - the above includes the construction of any Hydraulically Bonded Layer (HBL) or intermediate concrete layers, sleeper blocks or pre-cast elements, and the installation of long welded rails (to be supplied free-issue to the Contractor); - buffer stops - a combination of permanent and temporary units to support a phased entry into service; - track spacing infill to provide drainage continuity to drainage systems installed by others; - cable containment (troughing), to support the routing of HV and LV cables; and - provision of (and subsequent removal of) a railhead at Calvert to be used for construction purposes, which is then subsequently converted into an Infrastructure Maintenance Depot (IMD) for the ongoing maintenance of HS2 Ltd's rail-mounted plant fleet. The scope of the Lot 2 works includes the development of the detailed design for all track infrastructure within the Central geographical area, and full integration of this design with the works of other Railway Systems packages. This Lot also includes the undertaking of static integration testing of the track system, as well as providing on-site support and facilitation of the dynamic testing phase coordinated by the client. The Lot 2 works also include the undertaking of Principal Contractor duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 for the line of route up to and including the permanent boundary, plus any railheads or temporary construction compounds required to support the delivery of the works. This Principal Contractor role requires the provision of support to the client to manage the integration and prioritisation of construction activities, as well as the function of administering the Construction Railway Rulebook and managing the movement of Engineering Trains for itself and others within the working area.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
30%
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Track - North
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The scope of the Lot 3 works includes the installation of all track infrastructure within the North geographical area, including through open route, viaducts and cut-and-cover tunnels. The track infrastructure incorporates the design and construction of: - standard pre-cast slab track (a separate supply arrangement); - High-Speed ballasted track (design and construction), to link the High-Speed infrastructure with the conventional rail national network in the vicinity of Handsacre (north of Birmingham); - mainline Switches & Crossings (S&C) units and 18 Rail Expansion Devices (REDs) on a combination of the aforementioned track forms (a separate supply arrangement); - The above includes the construction of any Hydraulically Bonded Layer (HBL) or intermediate concrete layers, sleeper blocks or pre-cast elements, and the installation of long welded rails (to be supplied free-issue to the Contractor); - track spacing infill to provide drainage continuity to drainage systems installed by others; - 324km of cable containment (troughing), to support the routing of HV and LV cables; and - provision of (and subsequent removal of) a temporary railhead at Berkswell to be used for construction purposes. The scope of the Lot 3 works includes the development of the detailed design for all track infrastructure within the North geographical area, and full integration of this design with the works of other Railway Systems packages. This Lot also includes the undertaking of static integration testing of the track system, as well as providing on-site support and facilitation of the dynamic testing phase coordinated by the client. The Lot 3 works also includes the undertaking of Principal Contractor duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 for the line of route up to and including the permanent boundary, plus any railheads or temporary construction compounds required to support the delivery of the works. This Principal Contractor role requires the provision of support to the client to manage the integration and prioritisation of construction activities, as well as the function of administering the Construction Railway Rulebook and managing the movement of Engineering Trains for itself and others within the working area.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
30%
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Track Systems Framework Agreement
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
HS2 Ltd has established a multi-supplier framework agreement (FA) alongside the delivery contracts for lots 1, 2 and 3. The scope of work covered by the FA will be: — the works covered by lots 1, 2 and 3 (or the residual elements of those works) in the event of the termination or other failure of those contracts due to contractor default — other parts of the scope of lots 1, 2 and 3 works in the event they are omitted from those contracts for any reasons; — other optional works scope relating to the HS2 Track Systems or wider HS2 Project. HS2 Ltd appointed the following suppliers to the FA: • the successful tenderers for lots 1, 2 and 3 and, in the event they are different entities, • the second highest scoring tenderer for lots 1, • the second highest scoring tenderer for lot 2, and • the second highest scoring tenderer for lot 3. Any call-off contracts under the FA will be awarded following a mini-competition procedure, the rules for which are set out in the full FA. Only those parties appointed to the FA will be eligible to participate in such mini-competitions. There is no guaranteed minimum or maximum value of work to be awarded under the FA and HS2 Ltd reserves the right not to launch any mini-competition or award any call-off contracts under the FA, including for the avoidance of doubt, any call-off contract for all or part of the Delivery contract. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to provide in the FA for its use by any delivery body or other of its contractors or successor body appointed in relation to the HS2 Project to call off the Delivery contract. HS2 Ltd therefore reserves the right for the Delivery contract to be entered into by that delivery body or other contractor or successor body. The Delivery contract: HS2 Ltd reserves the right to award one or more call-off contracts for the Delivery works. The scope of works included within the Delivery includes the following: design and construction of —standard pre-cast slab track (a separate supply arrangement); —standard cast in-situ slab track or optional pre-cast slab track; —mainline switches and crossings (S&C) units and rail expansion devices (REDs) on a combination of the aforementioned track forms (a separate supply arrangement). The above includes the construction of any hydraulically bonded layer (HBL) or intermediate concrete layers, sleeper blocks or pre-cast elements and the installation of long welded rails (to be supplied free-issue to the Contractor); —buffer stops — either permanent or temporary units to support a phased entry into service; —track spacing infill to provide drainage continuity to systems installed by others; —cable containment (troughing), to support the routing of HV and LV cables; — provision of (and subsequent removal of) a railhead at stone to be used for construction purposes, which is then subsequently converted into an Infrastructure maintenance base; — rail served (IMB-R) for the ongoing maintenance of the clients rail-mounted plant fleet. The extent of the Delivery contract scope lot 4 works includes the design and installation of all track infrastructure within the geographical area, incl. through open route.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
30%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-3753
Name
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B4 6GA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, Two Snowhill, Queensway

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
RAILWAY_SERVICES
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Description
Railway services

Identifier

Legal Name
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-137957
Name
Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
W4 5YS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3rd Floor, Building 5, Chiswick Business Park, 566 Chiswick Park

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-137958
Name
Colas Rail Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 0EX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
25 Victoria Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Colas Rail Limited
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-137959
Name
Rhomberg Sersa UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
York
Postal Code
YO30 4WY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Moorgate House Clifton Moor Gate

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Rhomberg Sersa UK Limited
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-525
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
005029-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-137957
Name
Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
005029-2025-2
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-137957
Name
Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
005029-2025-3
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-137957
Name
Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture

Related lots

3
Award 4
Id
005029-2025-4
Title
Track Systems Framework Agreement
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-137957
Name
Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-137958
Name
Colas Rail Limited
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-137959
Name
Rhomberg Sersa UK Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005029-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
005029-2025-1
Date Signed
15 Jan 2025, 00:00
Entry 2
Id
005029-2025-2
Status
active
Award ID
005029-2025-2
Date Signed
15 Jan 2025, 00:00
Entry 3
Id
005029-2025-3
Status
active
Award ID
005029-2025-3
Date Signed
15 Jan 2025, 00:00
Entry 4
Id
005029-2025-4
Title
Track Systems Framework Agreement
Status
active
Award ID
005029-2025-4
Date Signed
15 Jan 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UK · B4 6GA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04deeb-2025-02-13T18:19:18Zcompiled ·