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Programme Support Works Framework Preliminary Market Engagement

Descriptions

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.

Timeline

Published Date :

24th Oct 2025 3 days ago

Deadline :

6th Nov 2025 in a 10 days

Contract Start :

4th Jan 2027

Contract End :

3rd Jan 2031

Tender Regions

Keywords

construction work

building construction

civil engineering

infrastructure projects

site construction

building sites

structural work

construction services

renovation work

public works

construction works

building projects

infrastructure

turnkey projects

structural construction

general contracting

site preparation

earthworks

railway station building

train terminal build

passenger rail concourse development

metro station erection

rail passenger facility construction

station hall build

rail transit hub works

station platform building

ticket hall erection

railway complex construction

utility services provision

infrastructure utility operation

municipal service management

public infrastructure support

water-electricity operations

civic utility administration

infrastructure utility supply

public works service

urban utility management

essential services operations

architectural surveying

engineering survey services

building survey

topographical surveying

structural survey

site measurement services

combined architectural-engineering surveys

land surveying

structural mapping

A&E survey consultancy

engineering consultancy

construction advisory

technical project planning

civil construction consulting

infrastructure advisory

engineering strategy services

build feasibility consulting

structural planning advisory

construction engineering guidance

project consultancy

railway consultancy

train track engineering

rail project design

railway infrastructure planning

rail civil engineering

switching system engineering

rolling stock interface design

rail safety consulting

rail structural engineering

transit rail advisory

archaeological geophysics

geoarchaeological surveying

subsurface site prospection

GPR archaeological surveys

magnetometry site surveying

archaeological remote sensing

non-invasive archaeological survey

field metadata archaeological prospection

ground survey archaeology

heritage site geophysical mapping

archaeological site surveying

topographic heritage mapping

excavation mapping

heritage site topography

archaeological terrain survey

heritage mapping services

archaeological topography survey

site archaeology mapping

archaeology GIS surveys

cultural heritage topography

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

Assign to :

Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Framework

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors