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# Automated People Mover (APM) Infrastructure

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/automated-people-mover-apm-infrastructure-ocds-h6vhtk-0519dd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** High Speed Two (HS2) Limited: "Automated People Mover (APM) Infrastructure". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £154,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [High Speed Two (HS2) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/high-speed-two-hs2-limited-gov-pb460)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £154,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work, Construction work for railways and cable transport systems
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/automated-people-mover-apm-infrastructure-ocds-h6vhtk-0519dd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0519dd`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/automated-people-mover-apm-infrastructure-ocds-h6vhtk-0519dd#tl-md)

## Description
The HS2 Phase One route is from London Euston to the West Midlands and includes the development of high-speed rail stations at London Euston, London Old Oak Common, Birmingham Interchange and Birmingham Curzon Street.The proposed HS2 Birmingham Interchange Station will be situated approximately 20 km to the southeast of Birmingham city centre, close to Birmingham Airport. An Automated People Mover (APM) is required to transport passengers from adjacent areas to the Interchange Station and the wider HS2 network. The APM network will consist of a maintenance facility and four stops detailed herein:
I.	Interchange Station stop;
II.	National Exhibition Centre stop; 
III.	Birmingham International Railway Station stop; and
IV.	Birmingham Airport stop. 
The APM has been designed as an elevated mass transit system, which will transport passengers between those stops detailed above. The APM route will consist of a 2.3km long viaduct, four stops and a maintenance facility. The Interchange Station Stop is at ground level and the three other stops and maintenance facility are on the viaduct (above ground level). The route has several major crossings to navigate, such as the M42 motorway, the West Coast Main Line (WCML) and Pendigo Lake at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) site. 
The key design features of the APM Infrastructure include reinforced central concrete piers, weathered steel deck and escape walkway gratings throughout the entirety of the track. To minimise impact to the existing developed site and public roads, the entire 2.3km route is on an elevated viaduct. This is made up of a range of single and twin track at various points along the route to allow trains to pass each other.The piers range from 6 metres high to 14 metres, depending on the topography along the route. In order to maintain a consistent level for the viaduct, the columns will need to vary in height.
The stops at Birmingham Airport and at Interchange Station will have a single platform face and the intermediate stops at the NEC and Birmingham International Railway Station have two platform faces. The platforms vary from 36m to 40m long and all platforms are fully covered with canopies and have step free access.
The APM Infrastructure scope includes the detailed design and delivery of all piers, viaducts, APM stops, the APM maintenance facility as well as temporary works. The APM Infrastructure Contractor will be the Principal Contractor for the works and will be responsible for managing the APM Systems Contractor as well as nominated HS2 Contractors during these works. The APM Infrastructure Contractor will be responsible for managing all the interfaces and access for the works. Further details on interfacing contractors will be provided in the Tender documentation for the APM Infrastructure procurement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45000000, 45234000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 18/04/2029 to 19/07/2033

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048677-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-26T11:34:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T17:52:27.103Z
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