Tender: Programme Support Works Framework for East West Rail – Multi‑lot Enabling, Survey and Early‑Stage Works

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East West Railway Company is seeking a supplier for a multi‑lot Programme Support Works Framework to deliver enabling, survey and early‑stage works to prepare the route ahead of main construction for the East West Rail programme. The framework will cover activities such as ground investigation and site surveys, environmental mitigation and ecological works, utilities surveys and diversions, archaeological investigations and mitigation, and early site establishment works (for example compounds, access routes and haul roads). The framework is intended to accelerate programme readiness, reduce delivery risk and enable efficient mobilisation of future main works, with an indicative value of up to £450m ex VAT spread across all lots over a period of eight years; the duration is a four‑year core term with optional extensions of 2, 1 and 1 years (4+2+1+1). The procurement is split into lots aligned to market specialisms (Lot 0 - Principle Contractor/Integrator; Lot 1 - Historic Environment; Lot 2 - Ground Investigation & Monitoring; Lot 3 - Environmental & Ecological Surveys; Lot 4 - Environmental & Ecological Works; Lot 5 - Enabling Works), with multiple suppliers to be appointed to each lot except Lot 0 which will be awarded to one supplier, and will be run concurrently with other procurements; bidders may tender for any or all lots subject to the Lot/Contract interaction rules set out in 'PSWF - Appendix Q - Lot_Contract Restrictions', which are intended to maintain independence between assurance, management and delivery functions, avoid conflicts of interest, prevent excessive concentration of specialist services, preserve commercial oversight and ensure suppliers have sufficient capacity and capability to deliver.