Construction Contract Leads
East of England
Category Works
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 24th Sep 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06de19 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Footbridge construction work |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £4,500,000 |
East of England
Category Works
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 24th Sep 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06de19 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Footbridge construction work |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £4,500,000 |
Scope
Reference
c2c 194
Description
Full replacement of existing station footbridge between Platforms 1&2 at West Horndon Station, with new covered Beacon station footbridge including passenger lifts.
Total value (estimated)
- £4,500,000 excluding VAT
- £5,400,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 18 January 2027 to 31 March 2028
- 1 year, 2 months, 14 days
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45221113 - Footbridge construction work
- 45234100 - Railway construction works
- 45313100 - Lift installation work
Contract locations
- UKH3 - Essex
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Please refer to PSQ documentation and Appendices in the e-tendering portal.
Technical ability conditions of participation
Please refer to PSQ documentation and Appendices in the e-tendering portal.
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
19 October 2026, 10:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
Submissions must be made through the e-tendering portal of the contracting authority (https://c2c-rail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com). Please ensure you are registered and have an active account.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Suppliers to be invited to tender
Maximum 15 suppliers
Selection criteria:
Shortlisted through Conditions of Participation and Technical Scoring within the PSQ.
The 15 (fifteen) suppliers who have passed the Conditions of Participation and score highest technically in the PSQ will be invited to the tender stage.
Please refer to the PSQ documentation in the e-tendering portal.
Award decision date (estimated)
5 January 2027
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Technical/Quality | Quality | 54.93% |
| Commercial | Price | 35% |
| Social Value | Quality | 10.07% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Competitive flexible procedure description
C2C Railway Limited (C2C) are following the Competitive Flexible Procedure in adherence with the Procurement Act 2023. The procedure will encompass the following stages:
Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ)
The Tender Notice will commence the start of the first selection stage of the procurement process by inviting Suppliers to complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) in which C2C will assess the Suppliers' capability, capacity, and eligibility to deliver the contract.
Following evaluation, the 15 (fifteen) highest-ranked participants that successfully satisfy the PSQ requirements will be selected to progress and invited to participate in the tender stage.
Suppliers can access the PSQ on the e-tendering portal of C2C, by clicking on the published opportunity:
https://c2c-rail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61418
PSQ identifier: pqq_24.
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT)
The tender stage will be published next. The tender documents, explaining each step, will be provided to the participants selected as the result of the PSQ process. In the tender stage, participants will be required to provide their responses to the qualification, technical and commercial envelopes. Participants will be evaluated based on the highest overall tender scores, combining technical, commercial and Social Value evaluations.
C2C reserves the right to make changes and issue updated versions of the documents to suppliers, to reflect the relevant stage of the Competitive Flexible Procedure, any changes to the procurement process, or to incorporate new information as it becomes available.
This tender notice provides only high-level information of the award criteria. Pursuant to Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023, C2C reserves the right to refine the award
criteria.
Contracting authority
C2C RAILWAY LIMITED
- Companies House: 04659669
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCHL-2158-CTCQ
Floor 7, Centennium House, 100 Lower Thames Street
London
EC3R 6DL
United Kingdom
Email: procurement [at] c2crail.net
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)