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High Speed Two (HS2) Limited · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited (‘HS2 Ltd’) is responsible for developing and promoting the new high speed railway known as High Speed Two (‘HS2’) (also referred to as ‘the Project’). HS2 will run between London and Birmingham. Plant Material is required by HS2 Ltd to create new woodland, screen planting, hedgerows, landscape planting, ecological habitats and feature planting as the Project develops. This procurement for the supply of plant material is part of a wider set of HS2 procurements intended to deliver the Project. The scope of the Plant Material Contract is to establish a supply agreement by which HS2 Ltd can instruct the collecting of seed, the growing and supply of plant material to meet the Project's planting requirements. It is envisaged that the Plant Material Contractor will provide HS2 Ltd with plants and trees grown to contract from seed of specified provenance for the project planting areas. The plant material grown will be supplied via free-issue by HS2 Ltd to HS2 Ltd's Main Works Civils Contractors (MWCC) and/or other HS2 Contracts.

Classification

  • CPV03000000 — Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
  • CPV03100000 — Agricultural and horticultural products
  • CPV03121000 — Horticultural products
  • CPV03450000 — Tree-nursery products
  • CPV77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06a3df
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
30 Jun 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2037, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77000000
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
03100000
Description
Agricultural and horticultural products
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
03000000
Description
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
03121000
Description
Horticultural products
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
03450000
Description
Tree-nursery products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
HS2 is conducting the preliminary market engagement for Plant material procurement by undertaking a survey in the form of a questionnaire supported by an engagement briefing pack. The objective of this preliminary market engagement is to understand market interest in a contract to deliver Plant Material to the HS2 Project and to help inform the tender specification. In particular, • To raise awareness of HS2 Ltd’s plans. • To assess interest and seek views on the opportunity including potential bid structures (e.g. consortium) and the specialist capabilities being sought. • To consult on preferred commercial and delivery structures. • To explore risk appetite and related considerations. • To seek views on the proposed procurement timeline. The survey will be available to interested parties from 27th May 2026 and the deadline for completed entries is 13:00 on Friday 12th June 2026. To request a copy of the market engagement pack, email: scc@hs2.org.uk stating your company name and relevant contact details. Organisations wishing to participate should note that engaging in this preliminary market engagement exercise, including completing and returning questionnaire response, is not a prerequisite to participating in any subsequent competitive process. HS2 Ltd will review responses to this engagement process and may conduct further iterative engagement processes, as it may require. In any subsequent procurement HS2 Ltd will make all relevant market engagement documents available to potential suppliers. Participation in this market engagement exercise will be wholly at each responding organisation's own cost. No expenses or costs incurred by any organisation responding to this notice and/or participating in this engagement process will be reimbursed by the HS2 Ltd. This market engagement exercise and any associated documents or communications should not be regarded as an investment recommendation or defined opportunity. No information contained in the documents or in any communication made between HS2 and any organisation in connection with any aspect of this market engagement exercise shall be relied upon as constituting a contract, agreement or representation that any contract shall be awarded. Whether or not HS2 subsequently commences a procurement and/or thereafter awards any contract related to this potential opportunity shall be solely at its discretion. To take part in this engagement, request a copy of the market engagement pack by emailing: scc@hs2.org.uk noting the submission deadline of 13:00 on Friday 12th June 2026.
Due
12 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
049841-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 May 2026, 15:42
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PMNV-3857-LNLV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMNV-3857-LNLV

Address

Street Address
Two Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B4 6GA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B4 6GA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 048883-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 049841-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·