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Ground Investigations

EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED · awardUpdate, contractUpdate

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 00:11.

Opportunity overview

Increase in value to enable continued delivery of works pending replacement arrangements

Awarded to

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Concept engineering consultants Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£25m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Oct 2024
Award ID
067106-2026-CT3227-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03401367
Location
Leicester, UK, Le3 3aw, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CT3227
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
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.

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-11072935

Identifier

Legal Name
EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Id
11072935
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
The Quadrant
Locality
Milton Keynes
Region
UKJ12
Postal Code
MK91EN
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
annmarie quinlan
Telephone
+44 3301340067

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 2
Name
Concept engineering consultants Ltd
Id
GB-COH-03401367

Identifier

Legal Name
Concept engineering consultants Ltd
Id
03401367
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Leicester
Region
UK
Postal Code
Le3 3aw
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Technology and construction court
Id
GB-FTS-184858

Identifier

Legal Name
Technology and construction court

Address

Street Address
7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
067106-2026-CT3227-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03401367
Name
Concept engineering consultants Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
067106-2026-CT3227-1
Award ID
067106-2026-CT3227-1
Status
active
Date Signed
10 Oct 2024, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Value

Amount
25,000,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
720

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Increase in value to enable continued delivery of works pending replacement arrangements
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Primary justification - Regulation 88(1)(b) UCR 2016 (Additional services) The modification is required to procure additional works of the same type from the original contractor which have become necessary for the continued delivery of the programme and were not included in the original procurement. As design develops to take account of consultation feedback and identifications of new risks and opportunities it is not unusual for additional surveys to be required. The conditions for Regulation 88(1)(b) are satisfied as follows: 1. Necessity of additional services • Provision of additional ground investigation surveys is required to support ongoing rail infrastructure development by informing the design and ensuring on-time delivery of the East West Rail Development Consent Orderr • These additional surveys/ boreholes clearly do not change the overall nature of the contract 2. Inability to change contractor for economic / technical reasons without major inconvenience or cost duplication • The contracting entity has recently procured a replacement contractor, Kier Integrated Services Limited ("Kier") to lead Surveys Phase 2 through the SCAPE Utilities Works and Services Framework. Part of the responsibilities of the replacement contractor include surveys, including ground investigation surveys. Kier has been appointed from the SCAPE framework to provide the works and are expected to commence works in June 2026. Given this appointment it would not be feasible to hold a further competitive tender to make a short-term interim appointment to deliver the additional ground investigations required surveys prior to the commencement of the replacement Surveys Phase 2 contract with Kier. To do so would cause major inconvenience by delaying the EWR programme and impacting on the process of obtaining the Development Consent Order. Such an appointment would also involve cost duplication, for example by having two separate contractors incur mobilization costs) given that Kier will separately be mobilising. Therefore, only practicable step to deliver the approximate additional ground investigation surveys is to modify the existing appointment to facilitate this.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK91EN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 067081-2026award, contract ·
  2. 067106-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·