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# East West Rail Company Ltd (EWR Co): Enterprise Partner - Pre Procurement Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/east-west-rail-company-ltd-ewr-co-enterprise-partner-pre-procurement-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-02cd7e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED: "East West Rail Company Ltd (EWR Co): Enterprise Partner - Pre Procurement Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,500,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-west-railway-company-limited-gov-ot1233)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,500,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Command, control, communication systems, Construction-related services, Database systems, Draft plans (systems and integration) (+8 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cd7e`

## 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/east-west-rail-company-ltd-ewr-co-enterprise-partner-pre-procurement-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-02cd7e#tl-md)

## Description
East West Rail is an ambitious project that involves bringing back into use a section of railway that was closed to passengers in the 1960s, refurbishing existing railway lines between Oxford and Bedford, as well as building brand new railway infrastructure between Bedford and Cambridge.
East West Railway Company (EWR Co) was set up as an innovative new way to deliver this project with a customer focus and excellent value-for-money.
Further information on the East West Rail values and objectives can be found in the linked video. East West Rail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC-SYIHNe6I
EWR Co is interested in exploring innovative methods of working and adopting an enterprise approach to the delivery of the East West Railway, embedding private sector expertise and new ways of working within EWR Co’s organisation. Interested participants from industries outside of infrastructure delivery are encouraged to engage and respond to this PIN

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 32524000, 34620000, 34632200, 35711000, 45234115, 48140000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** EWRCo proposes to appoint a Partner to draw capability & capacity to provide strategic support in the specification, delivery, entry into service & operation of the new railway. The staff providing this capability will be embedded within EWRCo. This ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017936-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-28T13:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T21:44:12.772Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cd7e