Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, Two Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
Telephone
+44 2079443000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited
Buyer's address
https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/web/index.html
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tunnel and Lineside Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) Systems
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
The procurement relates to Tunnel and Lineside Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) works for the HS2 Project and HS2 Ltd is awarding the contract for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning, and maintenance of the M&E systems in open route (remote from the rail systems compounds) and tunnels, including tunnel and portal shafts, portal buildings and cross-passages.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £408,545,165.87
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 31214000 - Switchgear
- 31321300 - High-voltage cable
- 32412100 - Telecommunications network
- 32524000 - Telecommunications system
- 32571000 - Communications infrastructure
- 34993100 - Tunnel lighting
- 39717100 - Fans
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works
- 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement relates to Tunnel and Lineside Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) works for the HS2 Project and HS2 Ltd is awarding the contract for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning, and maintenance of the M&E systems in open route (remote from the rail systems compounds) and tunnels, including tunnel and portal shafts, portal buildings and cross-passages.
The scope of this procurement comprises a number of separate and distinct systems, which are categories under the mechanical and electrical discipline listed below:
1) Tunnel ventilation system —This will include the delivery of the permanent and construction tunnel ventilation system using predominantly large axial fans in shafts (within long tunnels) and jet fans in the shorter tunnels to provide a tenable environment within the tunnels.
2) M&E Subsystems — The purpose of the M&E Tunnel and Open Route Systems is to provide some of the rail systems with power supplies and monitoring. The M&E systems include the following tunnel services; active and passive fire safety provisions, cross passage services, cross passage doors, cable management systems, tunnel lighting, low voltage (LV) distribution, longitudinal handrails, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and remote monitoring of equipment in shafts and key equipment in the wayside, passive provision for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. The Open Route Systems include points heating and junction lighting.
3) The Cross Package Doors (CPD) Contract will be novated into this contract.
The contractor will be required to work with HS2 Ltd to procure future maintenance or technical support from original equipment manufacturers and specialist suppliers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualification Envelope and Compliance / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70%
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 124-305313
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice
The contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Costain Limited
Seventh Floor, 70 St Mary Axe
London
EC3A 8BE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom