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HS2 Residual Works Framework
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £2,200,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 8 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
HS2 Ltd has identified the need for ongoing access to a broad range of Civil, Environmental and Specialist & Ancillary capabilities to undertake a variety of residual works and associated activities, as required, along the Phase 1 line of route from London Euston to Handsacre, including the Birmingham Curzon Street spur. For this, the Residual Works Framework will be required.
HS2 Ltd requires a capability‑led framework to deliver packages of works and services, and have the flexibility to undertake future, currently unknown activities. The scope includes both known requirements and potential residual works, ensuring the framework can respond to emerging needs over time.
Works will be split into packages to enable the most efficient delivery of works for HS2 Ltd and the End User.
A single or range of capabilities maybe required to deliver various types of packages.
Capabilities include:
- Highways
- Structures
- Utilities
- Drainage
- Earthworks
- Landscaping
- Ecology
- Heritage
- Environmental
- Civil Design
- Surveys and Site Investigations
- Temporary Works
- Demolition
- Fencing
- MEP - mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building services
- Specialist & Ancillary works
Examples of typical activities expected to be delivered through the framework
- Highway schemes
- Permanent works
- Infrastructure completion
- Land restoration
- Mitigations
- Handback
- Design completion
- Validations
- Consents
- Emerging scope
- Urgent works
- Residual requirements
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 45000000
- 71320000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 26 Aug 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 26 August 2026.
Release 081473-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Oct 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 1 October 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 092676-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Oct 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 1 October 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 092767-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 8 Oct 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 8 October 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 095061-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
06/ Questions
About this notice
08/ Related
Where to go next
These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ecf6
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Mon 12 Oct 2026, 20:22 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:06 BST
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