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Overhead Catenary System for HS2 Ltd

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £206,910,125Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
Deadline (UK time): Tue 24 Oct 2023, 12:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Tue 24 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
Published: 6 Feb 2025
Region: Any region

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

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 tranche of work incorporates a number of critical disciplines for the HS2 Project, including without limitation the design, construction, commissioning and testing of track, overhead catenary, lineside M & E & tunnels, power, signalling and communications.

This procurement relates to Overhead Catenary Systems (OCS), for which HS2 Ltd procured the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning.

The Overhead Catenary Systems covers 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.

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

34000000 34900000 45000000 45200000 45230000 45232000 45234000 71000000 71300000
34940000 45230000 45232210 45234160 71320000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

6 Feb 2025
Contract notice
Contract notice published 6 February 2025.
Release aec65a3c-9520-4875-a532-9f1a0b79d481
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

HS2 published this notice.

Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value: £206,910,125.

08/ Related

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Reference: aec65a3c-9520-4875-a532-9f1a0b79d481
Source: Contracts Finder
Stage: contract · Contract
Last verified: Sun 5 Apr 2026, 15:22 BST
Read at: Thu 29 Oct 2026, 11:52 GMT

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