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Open tender · Notice 103452-2026

Integration Technical Operations Assurance & Environment (ITOAE)

East West Rail Company Limited

Value
£300m
Closes
13 Nov 2026 (5 days)
Where
East Midlands, East of England, South East
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
3 Apr 2028 – 31 Mar 2040

In plain English

East West Rail Company Limited wants a single partner to support integration, technical, operations, assurance and environmental work on the East West Rail line between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge, across the East Midlands, East of England and South East. It is a single contract of up to 12 years (from 3 April 2028 to 31 March 2040) with review breakpoints at Years 3, 6 and 9, estimated at £300,000,000 in total; bids close on 13 November 2026.

Good fit for: Large rail engineering, systems integration and assurance consultancies able to cover all five areas of work, alone or as a team.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Winner is barred from main works and the support framework the appointed ITOAE Partner will not be eligible to be awarded a main works contract or a place on the CSF for the duration of the ITOAE contract.
  • Two-stage process with a detailed questionnaire first will be assessed, with full detail and scoring, in the Pre-Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) issued at the selection stage
  • Must be able to act as Network Rail Lead Design Organisation capability to act as Lead Design Organisation (LDO) under NR/L2/RSE/02009 for specified areas

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

The East West Railway Company (the Authority) is responsible for the delivery of East West Rail (EWR), a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project providing new and upgraded rail links between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. EWR Co. is responsible for leading the development, procurement and commissioning of the railway. The Authority is undertaking a procurement for an Integration, Technical, Operations, Assurance and Environmental (ITOAE) Partner to support the development and delivery of the EWR programme. Overview of the Intended Contract. The Authority is appointing a single ITOAE Partner under an NEC4 Professional Service Contract, operated as a term appointment, for a period of up to twelve (12) years, with value-for-money breakpoints at Years 3, 6 and 9. The ITOAE Partner is a single contract: it is not a framework and it is not divided into lots. Services comprise a continuous Core Services baseline across all five pillars (Integration; Technical; Operations; Assurance; and Environmental & Consents), with time-bound Authorised Services instructed as required. Relationship with the CSF and main works. The Authority is separately procuring a Client Support Framework (CSF). The Authority's position is that the ITOAE Partner will be structurally separated from the CSF and from the main works: the appointed ITOAE Partner will not be eligible to be awarded a main works contract or a place on the CSF for the duration of the ITOAE contract. The purpose of this separation is to protect the independence of integration and assurance, to mitigate real or perceived conflicts of interest, and to align with independent review findings on major programme governance (including the Stewart Review, 2025). Conditions of Participation. The conditions of participat…

Read the official notice Tender documents

Getting the documents

eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).

Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 30 Oct 2026.

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