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# Lower Thames Crossing -  Tunnels and Approaches

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lower-thames-crossing-tunnels-and-approaches-ocds-h6vhtk-043888). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Highways Limited: "Lower Thames Crossing -  Tunnels and Approaches". 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:** [National Highways Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-highways-limited-gov-ot1346)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural and related services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Closed circuit television services, Construction work, Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways (+25 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH, UKH32, UKJ, UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043888`

## 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/lower-thames-crossing-tunnels-and-approaches-ocds-h6vhtk-043888#tl-md)

## Description
National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's strategic road networks. The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a proposed new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Essex through tunnels underneath the River Thames. The Programme will relieve the congested Dartford Crossing and approach roads and improve their performance by
providing sufficient north-south road capacity. On the south side of the River Thames, the new road will link the tunnel to the A2 and M2 in Kent. On the north side, it will link to the A13 and junction 29 of the M25 in the London Borough of Havering. There are Three Main Works contracts in this Programme. This procurement is for the Tunnels and Approaches contract only, which will interface with the other two Main Works contracts.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31600000, 31625100, 34928110, 34928470, 35110000, 35111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH, UKJ

- **Description:** The Project is to design and construct two highway tunnels beneath the River Thames and has been procured under the Competitive Dialogue Procedure. The contract governing the Project is based on the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) fo...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Lower Themes Crossing - Tunnels and Approaches (active)
  - Award id: `004306-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bouygues Travaux Publics, J Murphy & Sons Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104738`, `GB-COH-492042`
  - Value: £1,344,687,196 † (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Lower Themes Crossing - Tunnels and Approaches (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,344,687,196
  - Signed Date: 15/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004306-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-08T18:05:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:34:26.971Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043888