CT4692 Programme Support Works Framework Preliminary Market Engagement

The preliminary 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. The objectives of the preliminary market engagement are to understand a number of key areas including but not limited to: • Supplier capacity • Market interest • Effectiveness and fairness of the lotting strategy • The Competitive Flexible Procedure • Procurement timeline • Call off contract options • Proposed incentivisation mechanism • Project risks • Key performance indicators To register your interest in the preliminary market engagement, please ensure you: • Register on our Jaggaer portal if you are not already registered via the following link: https://eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public/eastwestrail/web/login.jst?_ncp=1677595912567.609209-1 • Express interest on our Jaggaer portal by 4th November 5pm: https://eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/52388121019A1689B851 • Provide the names and positions of up to 2 members who will represent your organisation via the correspondence facility in Jaggaer • Hold the time in your diary until formal invitations are issued on 5th November. Registration deadline is 4th November at 5pm. Invitations to the virtual briefing will be sent via email to the 2 email addresses provided on 5th November. Points to Note: Please also note the following important notices before registering an interest: 1) 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. 2) 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). 3) EWR Co. will provide information on its emerging thinking on packaging and contracting approach for the framework at the virtual briefing event and within the pre-procurement market engagement documents which will be made available to relevant registered suppliers by EWR Co. 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. 4) EWR Co. may undertake further and other pre-procurement market consultation exercises but, initially, the market engagement briefing event is to commence market engagement and give suppliers emerging information about the requirements. 5) Publication of this PME is part of the normal EWR Co. 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. 6) Registration does not bind EWR Co. to include any party/economic operator in the pre-procurement market engagement exercise. 7) EWR Co. is not obliged to communicate with any parties /economic operators that register after the deadline for registration has passed. 8) EWR Co. is not obliged to respond to any correspondence on this notice or any matter related to this preliminary market engagement exercise and the decision to accept the registration of any interested party/economic operator, and subsequent inclusion in any engagement process shall remain with EWR Co. alone. 9) Non-participation in this process will not prevent any party/economic operator from participating in any procurement process in due course. 10) Given the early stage of the project, and the anticipated impact of the market engagement process, and other internal processes, any information provided to the market shall be subject to change and EWR Co. (insofar as it is permitted by law) shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party/economic operator as a result of reliance on such information. 11) Any values set out in this PME are indicative and is subject to revision and is subject to confirmation in any future notices in relation to EWR procurement.