Scope
Reference
DN793411
Description
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is the local delivery body for a City Deal with central government, bringing powers and investment, worth up to £500 million over 15 years, to vital improvements in infrastructure, supporting and accelerating the creation of 44,000 new jobs, 33,500 new homes and 420 additional apprenticeships.
The GCP is the decision-making delivery body, responsible for ensuring the delivery of sustainable projects over the next few years. Due to the significant new housing development called Waterbeach New Town, GCP has taken responsibility to deliver the relocation of the existing Waterbeach railway station a short distance to the north of its current location. The purpose of this project is for the relocated station to better serve the new housing development.
The Network Rail Assurance Panel (NRAP) have deemed that the works are categorised as 'Significant' under the Common Safety Method on Risk Evaluation and Assessment (CSM RA) and interoperable under Railway Interoperability Regulations (RIR). To ensure the Waterbeach Station project complies with current legislation, the GCP are to appoint a supplier to undertake the role of an independent Assessment Body (AsBo), Approved Body (ApBo) and Designated Body (DeBo) to provide the assessment and safety verification services required by legislation
Total value (estimated)
- £135,000 excluding VAT
- £162,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 16 December 2025 to 31 August 2028
- 2 years, 8 months, 16 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Contract locations
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
10 November 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
21 November 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Only electronic submissions will be accepted via Procontract.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
The award carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections:
The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 60%
The overall weighting for the price criteria is 40%
For full details please refer to the tender documents.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
Cambridgeshire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJVB-3262-VGVJ
New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,
Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
United Kingdom
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government