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    ContractsHS1 Rail Depot Feasibility and Design Services
    Awarded contract

    HS1 Rail Depot Feasibility and Design Services

    Awarded
    £112.5k
    Published 27 Aug 2026

    Competitive tender for advisory, feasibility, and design services for a new international rail maintenance depot on the HS1 route with two identified site options.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 27 Aug 2026· 1 month agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £112.5k
    Published 27 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £112,500
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      5 Aug 2026
      2 months ago
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • OA
      OVE ARUP
      Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 month ago.

    27 Aug 2026Today5 Aug 2026

    Brief

    The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking competitive bids for advisory, feasibility, and detailed design services related to a new rail maintenance depot and stabling facility on the HS1 (High Speed 1) international rail route. This opportunity builds on completed feasibility studies that have identified two leading site options. The successful supplier will undertake detailed technical feasibility analysis and produce comprehensive design work for these sites, with potential consideration of a mixed-use facility serving both international and domestic high-speed rail services. This is a strategic infrastructure project to support the UK's international rail passenger services.

    Track record

    14 awards · 10 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, DFTC DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT has awarded 14 contracts to 10 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED4× · 29%
    2. Jacobs U.K Ltd2× · 14%
    3. OVE ARUP AND PARTNERS LIMITED1× · 7%
    4. THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED1× · 7%
    5. Rail Settlement Plan Limited1× · 7%
    6. COSTAIN LIMITED1× · 7%

    +4 more suppliers

    Across engineering, the most active winners are WSP UK LIMITED, AECOM LTD, OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    5f7e9f26-ef0f-4f8f-96b7-02406bf99f48-912275

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