HS2 Rolling Stock and Maintenance Services

Tender description

Rolling Stock Contract Notice - Utilities 2017/S 078-151144 High Speed Two (HS2) Limited is responsible for developing and promoting the new high speed railway known as High Speed 2 ('HS2'). HS2 will initially run between London and Birmingham (Phase One) but will subsequently be extended northwards to link Birmingham to Crewe (Phase 2a) and Manchester and Leeds (Phase 2b). All phases will see through trains to other destinations on the UK's conventional network. This Contract Notice formally commences the procurement of the Rolling Stock and associated Services for HS2. HS2 Ltd shall select Applicants to be invited to tender in accordance with the selection criteria detailed in II.2.5 below and in the Pre-Qualification Pack ('PQP'). The Contracts will be awarded in line with the award criteria to be set out in the ITT. Interested parties should note that the estimated contract value of 2 750 000 000 GBP (2015 prices) is based on the supply of a minimum of 54 trains plus 12 years' maintenance and the associated expenses for a new fleet of trains. Link to published Contract Notice attached.