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Summary

OCID:: ocds-h6vhtk-044eb5
Published by:: Cambridgeshire County Council
Authority ID:: AA20924
Publication date:: 11 August 2025
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

This scheme delivers the relocation of Waterbeach Railway Station.

Procurement activity includes for the detailed design and construction of the scheme via

appointment of a main contractor under NEC Option A/C. The scheme itself constitutes

access, plaza, a new car park, platforms, foot bridge and all other required infrastructure

for the new station.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire County Council

New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald

Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

Contact person: Mr Jon Collyns

Telephone: +44 7775703930

E-mail: Jon.Collyns@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UKH12

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local agency/office

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Design & Build - Waterbeach Railway Station

Reference number: DN705594

II.1.2) Main CPV code

45213321

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

This scheme delivers the relocation of Waterbeach Railway Station.

Procurement activity includes for the detailed design and construction of the scheme via

appointment of a main contractor under NEC Option A/C. The scheme itself constitutes

access, plaza, a new car park, platforms, foot bridge and all other required infrastructure

for the new station.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 28 582 981.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This scheme involves the relocation of Waterbeach Railway Station.

Procurement activity includes the detailed design and construction of the scheme via

appointment of a main Contractor under NEC Option A.

The scheme comprises a new railway station consisting of 2 No. platforms, accessible

footbridge, and secondary means of escape (SME), a 200-space car park, taxi and bus

drop-off, cycle storage, public realm, and a new access road from Cody Road. The new

highway and car park will be operated and maintained by Cambridgeshire County

Council.

The scheme also includes the decommissioning and demolition of the existing

Waterbeach Railway Station.

It is proposed to transfer ownership, operation, and maintenance of the new station to

Network Rail.

The current Station Facilities Operator (SFO) is Govia Thameslink Railway operating as

Great Northern.

The Contractor will carry out the rail works as ‘Third Party Works,’ as defined in Standard

NR/L2/CIV/095 and non-rail works as Outside Party works as defined in NR/L2/CIV/095.

The ES4 preliminary design has been completed by WSP as the Lead Designer and it is

anticipated this will achieve the ‘Approved in Principle’ (AIP) milestone prior to the

Invitation to Tender (ITT).

Sable Leigh Consultancy (SLC) are appointed as ‘Project Manager’ and Client

Representative on behalf of the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP).

Volker Fitzpatrick has been undertaking Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) activities. The

key outputs of the ECI work will be shared transparently as part of the tender pack.

Network Certification Body (NCB) has also been appointed in ES4 as the independent

assessment body for CSM and interoperability.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 35

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion: Social Value / Weighting: 5

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2024/S 000-013096

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22/07/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

C Spencer Ltd

One Humber Quays Wellington Street West

Hull

HU1 2BN

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 28 582 981.00 GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Mrs Clare Ellis