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# HCC 03/22 - Provision of Conceptual Design Services for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-03-22-provision-of-conceptual-design-services-for-the-watford-to-croxley-link-w2cl-ocds-h6vhtk-02f446). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hertfordshire County Council: "HCC 03/22 - Provision of Conceptual Design Services for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £275,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Hertfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015)
- **Published Value:** £275,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 April 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Architectural, engineering and planning services, Civil engineering consultancy services, Engineering design services, Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £275,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-03-22-provision-of-conceptual-design-services-for-the-watford-to-croxley-link-w2cl-ocds-h6vhtk-02f446#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f446`

## Before you bid
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- **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.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsupplyhertfordshire%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-03-22-provision-of-conceptual-design-services-for-the-watford-to-croxley-link-w2cl-ocds-h6vhtk-02f446#participate

## Description
Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) is currently out to procurement for the provision of Conceptual Design Services for the Watford To Croxley Link (W2CL)Through this tender process, the Council is seeking to engage multiple suppliers to concurrently and independently develop creative and feasible conceptual designs for potential mobility solutions for the W2CL. The Council is seeking to select suppliers based on their potential to generate a creative, but deliverable, viable and feasible conceptual design for the W2CL. The Council want to encourage suppliers that can develop a range of mobility solutions. Conceptual designs will need to propose solutions for each aspect of the W2CL, from the type of mobility solution to the way in which the network / route will be operatedIt is the Council’s intention to award the Contract to up to 3 Tenderers who achieve the highest score following evaluation.  The deadline for submission of  completed Selection Questionnaire (SQ) is 1

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71000000, 71240000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311300, 71320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £275,000
- **Description:** BackgroundFollowing the cancellation of the Metropolitan Line Extension (MLX) project, and recent work considering alternatives to the MLX, there is a need to now develop a new project for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL) between Watford Junction a...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Conceptual Design Services for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL) (active)
  - Award id: `024116-2022-HCC2213638-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Atkins Limited, SYSTRA Limited, Wood Group UK Limited trading as Wood Environment and Infrastructure**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON-PLLV-1772-YDYN`, `GB-FTS-185782`, `GB-FTS-29033`
  - Value: £275,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Conceptual Design Services for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL) (active)
  - Signed Value: £275,000
  - Signed Date: 02/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024169-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-30T13:32:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T21:38:18.016Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f446