Contract

Design & Build - Waterbeach Railway Station

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-046505

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044eb5 (view related notices)

Published 6 August 2025, 12:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire County Council

New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald

Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

Contact

Mr Jon Collyns

Email

Jon.Collyns@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7775703930

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Design & Build - Waterbeach Railway Station

Reference number

DN705594

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45213321 - Railway station construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

This scheme delivers the relocation of Waterbeach Railway Station.

Procurement activity includes for the detailed design and construction of the scheme via

appointment of a main contractor under NEC Option A/C. The scheme itself constitutes

access, plaza, a new car park, platforms, foot bridge and all other required infrastructure

for the new station.

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: £28,582,981

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This scheme involves the relocation of Waterbeach Railway Station.

Procurement activity includes the detailed design and construction of the scheme via

appointment of a main Contractor under NEC Option A.

The scheme comprises a new railway station consisting of 2 No. platforms, accessible

footbridge, and secondary means of escape (SME), a 200-space car park, taxi and bus

drop-off, cycle storage, public realm, and a new access road from Cody Road. The new

highway and car park will be operated and maintained by Cambridgeshire County

Council.

The scheme also includes the decommissioning and demolition of the existing

Waterbeach Railway Station.

It is proposed to transfer ownership, operation, and maintenance of the new station to

Network Rail.

The current Station Facilities Operator (SFO) is Govia Thameslink Railway operating as

Great Northern.

The Contractor will carry out the rail works as ‘Third Party Works,’ as defined in Standard

NR/L2/CIV/095 and non-rail works as Outside Party works as defined in NR/L2/CIV/095.

The ES4 preliminary design has been completed by WSP as the Lead Designer and it is

anticipated this will achieve the ‘Approved in Principle’ (AIP) milestone prior to the

Invitation to Tender (ITT).

Sable Leigh Consultancy (SLC) are appointed as ‘Project Manager’ and Client

Representative on behalf of the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP).

Volker Fitzpatrick has been undertaking Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) activities. The

key outputs of the ECI work will be shared transparently as part of the tender pack.

Network Certification Body (NCB) has also been appointed in ES4 as the independent

assessment body for CSM and interoperability.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 35

Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5

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

Restricted procedure

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: 2024/S 000-013096


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

22 July 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

C Spencer Ltd

One Humber Quays Wellington Street West

Hull

HU1 2BN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £28,582,981


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Mrs Clare Ellis

New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald

Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

Email

Clare.ellis@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom