Official UK procurement notice
Client Support Framework (CSF)
Authority: East West Rail Company Limited (Central government)
The East West Railway Company (the Authority) is responsible for the delivery of East West Rail (EWR), a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project providing new and upgraded rail links between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. EWR Co. is responsible for leading the development, procurement, and commissioning of the railway. Stage 1 - PSQ stage to include Legal and Financial Capacity , Conflict of Interest declarations and Technical ability. Published lot titles: Reporting and Controls / PMO Support; Commercial Management and Contract Administration Support; Project & Construction Management Support.
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe East West Railway Company (the Authority) is responsible for the delivery of East West Rail (EWR), a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project providing new and upgraded rail links between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. EWR Co. is responsible for leading the development, procurement, and commissioning of the railway.
The Authority is undertaking a procurement for Client Support Framework (CSF) Partners to support the development and delivery of the EWR programme.
Overview of the Intended Contract
The Authority is establishing a 3 lot / single appointed supplier per lot framework for the provision of Client Support Services (CSF) for a period of twelve (12) years.
Relationship with the ITOAE Partner
The Authority is separately procuring an Integration, Technical, Operations, Assurance and Environmental (ITOAE) Partner.
The Authority's current position is that the CSF partners will be structurally separated from the ITOAE, such that the appointed CSF Partners will not be eligible to be appointed under the ITOAE for the duration of the CSF contracts. The purpose of this separation is to protect the independence of assurance and advice, to mitigate real or perceived conflicts of interest, and to align with independent review findings on major programme governance (including the Stewart Review, 2025).
The Conditions of Participation are :-
Stage 0 - Expression of Interest and Ethical Walls Agreement where relevant.
Stage 1 - PSQ stage to include Legal and Financial Capacity , Conflict of Interest declarations and Technical ability.
Stage 2 - ITT stage for shortlisted suppliers to include Quality and Commercial evaluation.
Stage 3 - Optional negotiation.
All be set in accordance with the Authority's obligations under the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024.
Scope of Services
At this stage , the Authority has defined the high-level scope of services.
Lot 1 – Reporting and Controls / PMO Support
Programme, portfolio and package level reporting:
- integrated cost, schedule, risk, opportunity and change performance reporting;
- executive dashboards, KPI scorecards and delivery confidence assessments;
- consolidated programme performance reporting aligned to EWR governance and reporting cycles.
Planning and scheduling support:
- development, maintenance and assurance of integrated master schedules and performance baselines;
- critical path, float, milestone, recovery and scenario analysis;
- schedule risk analysis and integrated planning standards support.
Cost and performance controls:
- delivery cost forecasting, ETC/EAC management and performance reporting;
- reconciliation of cost, schedule, risk and change baselines;
- trend analysis, earned value management and early warning indicators.
Risk, issue and opportunity management support:
- maintenance of programme risk, issue and opportunity registers within ARM;
- quantitative schedule and cost risk analysis (QSRA/QCRA) support;
- risk reporting, mitigation tracking, assurance coordination and escalation management.
Governance, assurance and management information (MI):
- Board, Executive, Sponsor and DfT reporting and governance support;
- stage gate, assurance, change governance and gateway readiness activities;
- standardised reporting products, evidence packs and audit-ready decision records.
Controls systems, data governance and digital reporting:
- administration and optimisation of planning, cost, risk and reporting toolsets;
- Power BI reporting environments, automated reporting and data analytics;
- data governance, quality assurance, configuration control and document management interfaces.
Lot 2 – Commercial Management and Contract Administration support
Procurement support:
- pre tender estimation;
- commercial evaluation;
- commercial support during tender processes.
Contract administration:
- management of notices, instructions, early warnings and compensation events;
- administration of NEC (or equivalent) processes;
- maintenance of contractual registers and correspondence logs.
Change control and forecasting support:
- cost planning, estimating and cost engineering;
- development and maintenance of cost estimates;
- assessment and logging of change events;
- affordability and cost assurance of options.
Payment and cost management support:
- valuation support;
- payment application assessment;
- reconciliation against cost records.
Claims avoidance and dispute support:
- contemporaneous record management;
- support to dispute resolution processes;
- preparation of evidence packs (without advocacy role unless instructed).
Supplier performance and compliance monitoring:
- performance data collation against contractual KPIs;
- payment practice and supply chain compliance checks.
Commercial data and audit support:
- audit responses and evidence collation;
- benchmarking and affordability analyses.
Lot 3 – Project & Construction Management Support
Project and package management support:
- workstream coordination and day to day management support;
- delivery plan development and tracking;
- action management and follow up;
- Interface and dependency management;
- coordination across contractors, designers, third parties and stakeholders;
- management of interface schedules and logs.
Programme governance support:
- preparation of governance boards and working groups;
- action and decision tracking;
- support to stage gate and readiness reviews.
Stakeholder and third party coordination, including:
- support to statutory undertaker, local authority and regulator engagement;
- tracking of commitments and undertakings.
Transition and mobilisation support:
- support to phase transitions (e.g. design to construction);
- readiness planning and handover coordination.
Delivery performance support:
- progress measurement and reporting;
- recovery planning support (without authority to direct suppliers).
Construction Management:
- Clerk of works/Site Inspector
- Construction Supervisor/Compliance Manager
- Quality Assurance
- Health & Safety
- CDM compliance.
This procurement will be run concurrently with others. Bidders may tender for any or all of the Lots/Contracts identified in the table shown in Package Bidding and Award Constraints letter.
This approach is intended to support market participation and allow bidders to put forward appropriate delivery solutions.
However, submitting tenders for multiple Lots/Contracts across the Procurements does not mean a bidder will be eligible to be awarded all Lots/Contracts. Award decisions will be subject to the Lot/Contract interaction rules set out in the letter, which are intended to:
- Maintain independence between assurance, management and delivery functions.
- Avoid conflicts of interest.
- Prevent excessive concentration of specialist services within a single organisation.
- Preserve effective commercial oversight.
- Ensure suppliers have sufficient capacity and capability to successfully deliver awarded contracts.
Please ensure you refer to Package Bidding and Award Constraints letter for further detail.
- Contract Form – NEC4 Professional Service Contract
- Estimated total value - £230 million -£350 million
- How the procedure runs: Stage 0 - Expression of Interest and Ethical Walls Agreement where relevant. Stage 1 - PSQ stage to include Legal and Financial Capacity , Conflict of Interest declarations and Technical ability. Stage 2 - ITT stage for shortlisted suppliers to include Quality and Commercial evaluation. Stage 3 - Optional negotiation.
CPV: Auditing services · Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs · Construction project management services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Contract administration services · Engineering services · Health and safety consultancy services · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Procurement consultancy services · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs · Project management consultancy services · Railway engineering services · +4 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
12 yrs from 1 May 2028, In accordance with section 47(2) of the Procurement Act 2023, the Authority considers that due to the nature of the services supplied in accordance with the framework, a longer term is required. EWR is a large construction and infrastructure project where a variety of call-off contracts can be awarded under the framework throughout the life of development. Contracts need to be awarded for initial professional services as well as for various aspects of the construction/development, which may be undertaken in phases, through to completion of the programme.
Who may buy through it
Network Rail
Published description of the framework
Described in tender documentation.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 1 of themLot #1Reporting and Controls / PMO SupportRenewal UK, South EastPublished value£127,000,000
Programme, portfolio and package level reporting:
- integrated cost, schedule, risk, opportunity and change performance reporting;
- executive dashboards, KPI scorecards and delivery confidence assessments;
- consolidated programme performance reporting aligned to EWR governance and reporting cycles.
Planning and scheduling support:
- development, maintenance and assurance of master and integrated schedules;
- critical path, float and scenario analysis;
- schedule change control support.
Cost and performance controls:
- cost forecasting and EAC support;
- reconciliation of cost, schedule and scope baselines;
- trend analysis and early warning indicators.
Risk, issue and opportunity management support:
- maintenance of programme and workstream risk registers;
- quantitative risk analysis (QRA) support;
- interface with assurance and gateway preparation.
Management information (MI) production:
- Board, Sponsor and DfT packs;
- standardised reporting templates and data definitions;
- audit ready evidence trails.
Controls systems and data governance:
- toolset configuration and administration (e.g. planning, cost, risk tools);
- data quality checks and consistency rules;
- document and records management interfaces.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
PSQ highest ranked bidders.
- Economic & financial standing
Stage 0 – Completion of EOI and EWA
Tenderers will only be provided with the full set of Associated Tender Documents once they have completed Appendix C -Expression of Interest and for existing Authority suppliers, Appendix B - EWA. The full set of Associated Tender Documents will set out the details of the each of the subsequent stages:
Stage 1 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (ITP / PSQ Stage)
Stage 2 – Tender Stage (ITT Stage)
Stage 3 – Optional Negotiation Stage
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability will be evaluated in two stages as below by means of asssessment questions in both stages.
Stage 1 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (ITP / PSQ Stage)
Stage 2 – Tender Stage (ITT Stage)
Lot #2Commercial Management and Contract Administration Support UKPublished value£72,000,000
Procurement support:
- pre tender estimation;
- commercial evaluation;
- commercial support during tender processes.
Contract administration:
- management of notices, instructions, early warnings and compensation events;
- administration of NEC (or equivalent) processes;
- maintenance of contractual registers and correspondence logs.
Change control and forecasting support:
- cost planning, estimating and cost engineering;
- development and maintenance of cost estimates;
- assessment and logging of change events;
- affordability and cost assurance of options.
Payment and cost management support:
- valuation support;
- payment application assessment;
- reconciliation against cost records.
Claims avoidance and dispute support:
- contemporaneous record management;
- support to dispute resolution processes;
- preparation of evidence packs (without advocacy role unless instructed).
Supplier performance and compliance monitoring:
- performance data collation against contractual KPIs;
- payment practice and supply chain compliance checks.
Commercial data and audit support:
- audit responses and evidence collation;
- benchmarking and affordability analyses.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
PSQ highest ranked bidders
- Economic & financial standing
Stage 0 – Completion of EOI and EWA
Tenderers will only be provided with the full set of Associated Tender Documents once they have completed Appendix C -Expression of Interest and for existing Authority suppliers, Appendix B - EWA. The full set of Associated Tender Documents will set out the details of the each of the subsequent stages:
Stage 1 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (ITP / PSQ Stage)
Stage 2 – Tender Stage (ITT Stage)
Stage 3 – Optional Negotiation Stage
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability will be evaluated in two stages as below by means of asssessment questions in both stages.
Stage 1 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (ITP / PSQ Stage)
Stage 2 – Tender Stage (ITT Stage)
Lot #3Project & Construction Management Support UKPublished value£151,000,000
Project and package management support:
- workstream coordination and day to day management support;
- delivery plan development and tracking;
- action management and follow up;
- Interface and dependency management;
- coordination across contractors, designers, third parties and stakeholders;
- management of interface schedules and logs.
Programme governance support:
- preparation of governance boards and working groups;
- action and decision tracking;
- support to stage gate and readiness reviews.
Stakeholder and third party coordination, including:
- support to statutory undertaker, local authority and regulator engagement;
- tracking of commitments and undertakings.
Transition and mobilisation support:
- support to phase transitions (e.g. design to construction);
- readiness planning and handover coordination.
Delivery performance support:
- progress measurement and reporting;
- recovery planning support (without authority to direct suppliers).
Construction Management:
- Clerk of works/Site Inspector
- Construction Supervisor/Compliance Manager
- Quality Assurance
- Health & Safety
- CDM compliance.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
PSQ highest ranked bidders
- Economic & financial standing
Stage 0 – Completion of EOI and EWA
Tenderers will only be provided with the full set of Associated Tender Documents once they have completed Appendix C -Expression of Interest and for existing Authority suppliers, Appendix B - EWA. The full set of Associated Tender Documents will set out the details of the each of the subsequent stages:
Stage 1 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (ITP / PSQ Stage)
Stage 2 – Tender Stage (ITT Stage)
Stage 3 – Optional Negotiation Stage
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability will be evaluated in two stages as below by means of asssessment questions in both stages.
Stage 1 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (ITP / PSQ Stage)
Stage 2 – Tender Stage (ITT Stage)
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How this buyer will score bids.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Client Support Framework (CSF)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How East West Rail Company Limited buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up
East West Rail Company Limited has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 103 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid2%
2–38%
4–619%
7+71%
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Lot #1Reporting and Controls / PMO SupportCPV 7131Published estimate£127m
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1 bid2%
2–312%
4–637%
7+49%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
WSP UK LimitedLarge | £487m127 awards in 36m · last this month | 50 live · £411m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=17 |
Jacobs UK LtdLarge | £355m53 awards in 36m · last this month | 16 live · £55m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
| £349m59 awards in 36m · last this month | 8 live · £32m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
KPMGLarge | £570m147 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 37 live · £100m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=23 |
| £123m53 awards in 36m · last this month | 13 live · £182m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=16 |
Lot #2Commercial Management and Contract Administration SupportCPV 7131Published estimate£72m
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1 bid1%
2–313%
4–630%
7+56%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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WSP UK LimitedLarge | £487m127 awards in 36m · last this month | 50 live · £411m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=17 |
| £349m59 awards in 36m · last this month | 8 live · £32m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
Atkins LimitedLarge | £140m95 awards in 36m · last this month | 33 live · £189m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 |
| £60m135 awards in 36m · last this month | 34 live · £19m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=27 | |
| £7.1m7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 5 live · £502m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% above n=2 |
Lot #3Project & Construction Management SupportCPV 7131Published estimate£151m
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1 bid1%
2–310%
4–632%
7+57%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £349m59 awards in 36m · last this month | 8 live · £32m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
KPMGLarge | £570m147 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 37 live · £100m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=23 |
AECOM LIMITEDLarge | £89m149 awards in 36m · last this month | 42 live · £67m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% below n=31 |
Mott MacDonaldLarge | £72m87 awards in 36m · last this month | 16 live · £41m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 11% below n=19 |
Keegans LtdSME | £3.2m7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £20k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Network Rail
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 May 2026, 16:10 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2026, 17:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Dec 2027
- Authority reference
CT5466- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103450- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a433Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 0 - Expression of Interest and Ethical Walls Agreement where relevant.
Stage 1 - PSQ stage to include Legal and Financial Capacity , Conflict of Interest declarations and Technical ability.
Stage 2 - ITT stage for shortlisted suppliers to include Quality and Commercial evaluation.
Stage 3 - Optional negotiation.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 May 2026 → 1 May 2028 · 8 dates- Planning notice published159 days ago26 May 2026, 16:10 BST
- Market engagement4 days ago28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Objectives
This preliminary market engagement under s16 PA23 is being undertaken to:
- Inform the market by way of a market engagement presentation outlining the proposed procurement for a 12-year single supplier per lot / 3 Lot CSF Partner model, including breakpoints at Years 3, 6, and 9.
- To invite interested parties to raise clarification questions by Wednesday 21st October 2026 which will be collated and responses made to all interested parties unless agreed as confidential.
- Confirm if the approach is in line with the market offering and to inform East West Rail in finalising the proposed tender activity.
Key Dates
- Registration Deadline – Tuesday 20th October 2026, 17:00
- Market Clarification Deadline – Thursday 22nd October 2026, 17:00
- EWR Response to Clarification Deadline – Wednesday 28th October 2026, 17:00
To register interest, potential suppliers should:
- Register on the Authority's Jaggaer e-procurement portal, if not already registered East West Rail eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public… ↗
- Express interest in this preliminary market engagement via the Jaggaer portal by the registration deadline above, review presentation and forward clarifications via the Jaggaer portal.
On confirmation of registration, participants will receive a briefing presentation, setting out the Authority's current programme context, indicative scope of services, and proposed commercial approach. The presentation will provide the information necessary to brief the interested parties about the proposed procurement.
EWR is happy to seek clarifications about the proposed procurement which may include views from the market as to our proposed approach.
Points to Note
Please note the following important points before registering an interest:
- This PME is not a call for competition and is not published with the intention of reducing any time limits for the receipt of tenders.
- EWR Co. reserves the right not to commence any procurement process or award any contracts in respect of the EWR project and to amend the requirements stated in this PME (or as stated in any pre-procurement market engagement documents).
- EWR Co. will provide information on its emerging thinking on scope, commercial structure, and contracting approach via the briefing presentation and within the pre-procurement market engagement documents made available to registered suppliers. EWR Co. reserves the right to further develop and change the procurement strategy and/or other aspects of the proposed procurement and delivery strategy as a result of pre-procurement market engagement or otherwise.
- EWR Co. may undertake further pre-procurement market consultation exercises.
- Publication of this PME is part of the Authority's due diligence process on its options, and the publication of this PME does not indicate that a decision has been made on a particular route for a procurement and/or subsequent contract award, if any.
- Registration does not bind EWR Co. to include any party in the pre-procurement market engagement exercise.
- EWR Co. is not obliged to communicate with any parties that register after the deadline for registration has passed.
- EWR Co. is not obliged to respond to any correspondence on this notice or any matter related to this preliminary market engagement exercise. The decision to accept the registration of any interested party, and subsequent inclusion in any engagement process, shall remain with EWR Co. alone.
- Non-participation in this process will not prevent any party from participating in any procurement process in due course. Participation will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process.
- Given the early stage of the programme and the anticipated impact of the market engagement process and other internal processes, any information provided to the market shall be subject to change. EWR Co. (insofar as it is permitted by law) shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party as a result of reliance on such information.
- Any values set out in this PME are indicative and subject to revision and to confirmation in any future notices in relation to EWR procurement.
- Tender notice published2 days ago30 Oct 2026, 17:20 GMT
- Next notice expected2 days ago30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today2 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 4 days6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 11 days · period end, not a bid countdown13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by13 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 May 2028, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026- Pipeline notice published26 May 2026, 16:10 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jun 2026, 16:05 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Oct 2026, 16:35 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £350,000,00016 Oct 2026, 16:35 BSTwas £300,000,000
- Tender notice published30 Oct 2026, 17:20 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Oct 2026, 17:20 GMT
- Procurement method changed30 Oct 2026, 17:20 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 26 May 2026
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Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: The procurement will be a 3-4 stage process as follows: - • Stage 0 Confirmation of Bid Intent -Expressions of Interest (EOI) and Conflict of Interest (COI) and Ethical Walls Agreement • Stage 1 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (ITP / PSQ Stage) • Stage 2 – Tender Stage (ITT Stage) • Stage 3 – Optional Negotiation Stage Documents are issued in stages. Issued now, with this notice (Stage 0): the Guidance for Interested Parties, Appendix A (Package Bidding and Award Constraints), Appendix B (Ethical Walls Agreement), Appendix C (Expression of Interest), Appendix D (Market Engagement Findings) and Appendix E (E-Sourcing Guide). To proceed, an interested party must submit Appendix C (Expression of Interest) and, where applicable, the signed Appendix B (Ethical Walls Agreement) by 13 November 2026. This is the gateway to the competition; parties who do not submit by this deadline will not be issued the selection documents. The Ethical Walls Agreement is mandatory for all parties to which it applies (existing Authority suppliers, and any party, including consortium members, affiliates and subcontractors, with access to Authority confidential information). It is issued on a non-negotiable basis and must be signed and returned as issued; it must not be amended or marked up, and any amended version will be rejected. The Pre-Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) documents will then be released to cleared parties on 30 November 2026. The deadline for the request to participate (the completed PSQ) is 24th February 2027. This is the PSQ deadline (Stage 1), not the Expression of Interest deadline. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) is not issued at this stage. It will be issued to selected participants at stage 2. All interested parties should access the Authority's e-tendering portal: https://eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61617 to access the stage 0 documents.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender