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    ContractsTranspennine Route Upgrade: West to Billinge Curve Tunnel Works Tender (ES5-8)
    Open tender

    Transpennine Route Upgrade: West to Billinge Curve Tunnel Works Tender (ES5-8)

    Contract value
    £64m
    Published 8 Jun 2026

    Tender opportunity for specialized tunnel lowering and W12 gauge clearance works on the Transpennine Route Upgrade between Stalybridge and Huddersfield.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 8 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £64m
    Published 8 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£64,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Construction
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 2 months ago.

    8 June 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The West to Billinge Curve (W2BC) project is part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, a major infrastructure programme designed to boost economic growth across the North of England by improving rail capacity and journey times. Located between Stalybridge and Huddersfield, this contract focuses on specialist tunnel works and associated rail infrastructure improvements. The scope includes gauge clearance modifications through three tunnels, track renewals, station upgrades at four locations, signalling installation, full route electrification, and construction of a new third line between Standedge and Gledholt. The contract emphasizes specialized work on Stalybridge and Scout Tunnels, which require significant structural lowering and installation of slab track systems to achieve W12 gauge clearance. Contractors must demonstrate expertise in complex temporary works engineering, tunnel stability management, and logistics coordination in constrained locations. This is a multi-disciplinary project requiring capabilities in civil engineering, railway infrastructure, and specialist tunnel construction.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In construction, NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

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    2. AMALGAMATED CONSTRUCTION LTD1× · 50%

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    Full notice and submission process on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06afdf
    NR
    Buyer
    NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
    Sector
    Construction