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# High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Overhead Catenary System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-speed-two-hs2-limited-overhead-catenary-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc77). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** High Speed Two (HS2) Limited: "High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Overhead Catenary System". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [High Speed Two (HS2) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/high-speed-two-hs2-limited-gov-pb460)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for electricity power lines, Engineering design services, Railway construction works, Railway equipment, Transformer substation
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dc77`

## 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/high-speed-two-hs2-limited-overhead-catenary-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc77#tl-md)

## Description
HS2 Ltd procured the Overhead Catenary Systems (OCS)  design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning from one to cover 469 single track kms, including 250 bridges, 58 viaducts, 47 underbridges, 148 overbridges and 115 culverts. Six passing / maintenance loops/sidings and four complex track junctions.131 point ends, including 99 high-speed turnouts (between 130km/h and 230 km/h), 32 low-medium speed turnouts (up to and including 100km/h), 5 traps or diamonds.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34940000, 45232221, 45234100, 71320000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** High Speed Two (HS2) Limited ('HS2 Ltd') is the body responsible for developing and promoting the new high speed railway system known as High Speed Two (HS2). HS2 will initially run between London and Birmingham (Phase 1). 
The Railway Systems tranch...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 004057-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Colas Rail Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180182`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 004057-2025-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 07/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004057-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-06T17:16:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:25:21.078Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dc77