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HS2 Residual Works Framework

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has announced plans to buy construction and architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £2,200,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 10 years, starting 9 March 2029.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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 6 bids per contract for construction contracts across the UK (from 3333 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £2,200,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

HS2 Ltd has identified the need for ongoing access to a broad range of Civil, Environmental and Specialist & Ancillary capabilities to undertake a variety of residual works and associated activities, as required, along the Phase 1 line of route from London Euston to Handsacre, including the Birmingham Curzon Street spur. For this, the Residual Works Framework will be required. HS2 Ltd requires a capability‑led framework to deliver packages of works and services, and have the flexibility to undertake future, currently unknown activities. The scope includes both known requirements and potential residual works, ensuring the framework can respond to emerging needs over time. Works will be split…Read the full description
HS2 Ltd has identified the need for ongoing access to a broad range of Civil, Environmental and Specialist & Ancillary capabilities to undertake a variety of residual works and associated activities, as required, along the Phase 1 line of route from London Euston to Handsacre, including the Birmingham Curzon Street spur. For this, the Residual Works Framework will be required. HS2 Ltd requires a capability‑led framework to deliver packages of works and services, and have the flexibility to undertake future, currently unknown activities. The scope includes both known requirements and potential residual works, ensuring the framework can respond to emerging needs over time. Works will be split into packages to enable the most efficient delivery of works for HS2 Ltd and the End User. A single or range of capabilities maybe required to deliver various types of packages. Capabilities include: - Highways - Structures - Utilities - Drainage - Earthworks - Landscaping - Ecology - Heritage - Environmental - Civil Design - Surveys and Site Investigations - Temporary Works - Demolition - Fencing - MEP - mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building services - Specialist & Ancillary works Examples of typical activities expected to be delivered through the framework - Highway schemes - Permanent works - Infrastructure completion - Land restoration - Mitigations - Handback - Design completion - Validations - Consents - Emerging scope - Urgent works - Residual requirements

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 081473-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 092676-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 092767-2026
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 095061-2026

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From notice 081473-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 August 2026, last updated 8 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 8 October 2026.