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Cambourne to Cambridge Busway

Cambridgeshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Cambridgeshire County Council has announced plans to buy construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £120,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 26 months, starting 1 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 9 bids per contract for this buyer (from 24 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This procurement will be for the design and build contract for the construction of the Cambourne to Cambridge busway. The procurement is subject to TWAO decision. Please note this is not a tender notice, details of when we expect to publish the tender notice can be found below.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 032269-2026

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From notice 032269-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.