Sutton Coldfield HS2 Gateway

Tender description

The WMCA is seeking suitable consultants to undertake option development, preliminary design, modeling and produce an Outline Business Case for the Sutton Coldfield HS2 Gateway project. The HS2 Connectivity Programme includes a £48.6m package of improvements in Sutton Coldfield to transform the town's connectivity to HS2. Within that is £19m for the Sutton Coldfield HS2 Gateway. This investment opportunity would deliver a new transport hub for Sutton Coldfield as well as the possibility of creating new homes and jobs in Sutton Coldfield Town Centre. It would provide an economic gateway to the HS2 station at Curzon through game-changing connectivity enhancements to/from Sutton Coldfield by bus, Sprint and rail whilst also enhancing transport integration with the wider town centre. Please note that this project is heavily focussed on delivery of high quality urban design as a mechanism to transform integration and movement within Sutton Coldfield Town Centre. It is, therefore, expected that the commission is urban design led, with transport/highway multi-disciplinary support to deliver preliminary design, modelling and outline business case in accordance with the tasks identified within the Consultants Brief. The ability for the appointed consultant to deliver the final output of seven of the identified eight tasks within five months will also form a key requirement.