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# Appointment of a contractor for the two stage design and delivery of earthworks for the Global Centre for Rail Excellence

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-a-contractor-for-the-two-stage-design-and-delivery-of-earthworks-for-the-gl-ocds-h6vhtk-02e161). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** GCRE Ltd: "Appointment of a contractor for the two stage design and delivery of earthworks for the Global Centre for Rail Excellence". Published status: active. Published Value: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Nov 2021, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [GCRE Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gcre-ltd-coh-13583670)
- **Published Value:** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 November 2021 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work, Cut and fill, Demolition work, Earthmoving work, Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works (+16 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL2, UKL24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-a-contractor-for-the-two-stage-design-and-delivery-of-earthworks-for-the-gl-ocds-h6vhtk-02e161#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e161`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-a-contractor-for-the-two-stage-design-and-delivery-of-earthworks-for-the-gl-ocds-h6vhtk-02e161#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fhome.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-a-contractor-for-the-two-stage-design-and-delivery-of-earthworks-for-the-gl-ocds-h6vhtk-02e161#participate

## Description
GCRE Limited is looking to procure through an open procedure, pursuant to Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015"), a suitably-qualified earthworks contractor to design and deliver earthworks for the Global Centre for Rail Excellence on a two stage basis: 1 - to develop the design of the earthworks so as to enable the contractor to provide a priced proposal for the contractor to complete the design and carry out the construction of the earthworks at Stage 2 to meet GCRE Limited's requirements (Stage 2 Proposal). During Stage 1, the contractor may also be instructed to design and carry out preliminary site activities such as vegetation stripping works. 2 - following acceptance by GCRE Limited of the successful contractor's Stage 2 Proposal, the successful contractor will proceed to finalise the design of, and carry out, the construction of the earthworks in accordance with the Stage 2 Proposal.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45111100, 45111212, 45111220, 45111230, 45111240, 45111250
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £30,000,000
- **Description:** GCRE Limited is looking to procure suitably qualified earthworks contractor with experience of designing and carrying out large scale earthworks projects to facilitate the subsequent design and construction of the Global Centre for Rail Excellence (G...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025584-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-13T13:05:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T04:51:54.172Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e161