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CT4692 Programme Support Works Framework Preliminary Market Engagement

East West Rail Company Limited · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:51.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV45200000 — Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
  • CPV45213321 — Railway station construction work
  • CPV65000000 — Public utilities
  • CPV71250000 — Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • CPV71310000 — Consultative engineering and construction services
  • CPV71311230 — Railway engineering services
  • CPV71351720 — Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites
  • CPV71351811 — Topographical surveys of archaeological sites

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
CT4692
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2026, 23:59

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
3 Jan 2031, 23:59
Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Max Extent Date
3 Jan 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work
Entry 2
Id
71311230
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway engineering services
Entry 3
Id
71310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Consultative engineering and construction services
Entry 4
Id
45200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Entry 5
Id
65000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public utilities
Entry 6
Id
45213321
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway station construction work
Entry 7
Id
71351720
Scheme
CPV
Description
Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites
Entry 8
Id
71351811
Scheme
CPV
Description
Topographical surveys of archaeological sites
Entry 9
Id
71250000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, engineering and surveying services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025436-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 22:04
Entry 2
Id
068271-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Oct 2025, 15:10

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
6 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-11072935
Name
East West Rail Company Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postal Code
MK9 1EN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Quadrant, Milton Keynes

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
11072935
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-OC368843
Name
ARCADIS LLP
Role Details
Procurement and commercial partner

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3M 4BY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
80 Fenchurch Street

Identifier

Id
OC368843
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · MILTON KEYNES · UKJ12 · MK9 1EN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ12 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051fa8-2025-10-24T15:10:41+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·