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High Speed Railway


HS2 shortlisted bidders for its Track Systems and the following organisations will be invited to tender: 

Lot 1 - Phase One (Urban – London and Birmingham) - £434m 

  • Balfour Beatty Group Ltd, ETF SAS, TSO SAS (BBVT Joint Venture) 
  • Ferrovial Construction (UK) Ltd and BAM Nuttall Ltd (Ferrovial-BAM Joint Venture) 
  • Colas Rail Ltd 
  • STRABAG AG UK and Rhomberg Sersa UK (STRABAG Rhomberg Sersa Joint Venture) 

Lot 2 - Phase One (Open Route - Central) - £526m 

  • Balfour Beatty Group Ltd, ETF SAS, TSO SAS (BBVT Joint Venture) 
  • Ferrovial Construction (UK) Ltd and BAM Nuttall Ltd (Ferrovial-BAM Joint Venture) 
  • Colas Rail Ltd 
  • STRABAG AG UK and Rhomberg Sersa UK (STRABAG Rhomberg Sersa Joint Venture) 

Lot 3 - Phase One (Open Route - North) - £566m 

  • Balfour Beatty Group Ltd, ETF SAS, TSO SAS (BBVT Joint Venture) 
  • Ferrovial Construction (UK) Ltd and BAM Nuttall Ltd (Ferrovial-BAM Joint Venture) 
  • Colas Rail Ltd 

Lot 4 - Phase 2a (Track) - £431m 

  • Balfour Beatty Group Ltd, ETF SAS, TSO SAS (BBVT Joint Venture) 
  • Ferrovial Construction (UK) Ltd and BAM Nuttall Ltd (Ferrovial-BAM Joint Venture) 
  • Colas Rail Ltd 
  • STRABAG AG UK and Rhomberg Sersa UK (STRABAG Rhomberg Sersa Joint Venture) 

 

Rail, switches and crossings and pre-cast slab track will be delivered by separate suppliers – with the Track Systems contractor coordinating the design, logistics and installation. The winning bidders are set to commence work on site once the tunnels, bridges, viaducts and earthworks are complete.  

The winning  of the EUR2.25 bn (GBP1.96 bn) Track Systems contract, excluding VAT,  will oversee the design and construction of plain line track, switches and crossings, an infrastructure maintenance depot, managing construction logistics and supporting the testing and commissioning phase. They will also act as Construction Design and Management (CDM) Principal Contractor for the trace and be responsible for logistics and consents co-ordination.  

Contract for Track Systems is expected to be awarded in 2022. Visit https://www.hs2.org.uk/. 52/20.  



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