HS2 Ltd has shortlisted the bidders for its high voltage (HV) power supply systems for the electrical systems covering 280 km of the country’s new high speed rail link between London, Birmingham and the north of England. The tender was launched in August 2020 and the contract is expected to be signed in 2022.
The following organisations will be invited to tender:
- Colas / Eiffage Joint Venture;
- Siemens Ltd / Costain Ltd Joint Venture;
- SSE Enterprise Contracting / Linxon / Arcadis Joint Venture;
- UK Power Networks Services (Contracting) Ltd.
Following on from the start of construction, the announcement unlocks more long-term opportunities for Britain’s construction and engineering sector, as the UK builds back from the coronavirus pandemic.
The contract opportunity covers the design and construction between London, Birmingham and Crewe, where HS2 trains will join the existing West Coast Mainline.
The winner of the contract which is estimated at GBP 523 million (EUR 693.33 million) will be responsible for the design as well as manufacture, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the HV power supply systems.
Approximately 50 traction sub-stations will be built alongside the line between London and Crewe in order to deliver power from the National Grid to the trains. The contractor will also deliver a dedicated HV non-traction power network that will provide power to stations, shafts, portals, depots and railway systems along the route.
The successful tenderer will be responsible for design and will be expected to work closely with HS2’s other rail systems suppliers to ensure integration of its design and throughout construction, testing and commissioning.
The HV power systems will be a single stage procurement, with the successful tenderer delivering two separate contracts covering design and build and maintenance services within Phase One and Phase 2a – from London to Crewe, where HS2 services will join the existing west coast main line.
The traction power sub-stations are located at multidisciplinary railway systems compounds which are situated in the open route section of the line. The contractor will assume the role of Principal Contractor within these compounds. The successful tenderer will be expected to work closely with HS2’s other rail systems suppliers to ensure integration of its design and throughout construction, testing and commissioning.
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