Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HS2
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, Two Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
UK
Telephone: +44 2079443000
E-mail: scc@hs2.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hs2.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.hs2.org.uk
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ABANDONED - Green Assets Maintenance & Management Procurement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
As part of the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 (HS2 Act), HS2 Ltd has a legal requirement to mitigate its environmental effects. In addition, HS2 Ltd has a requirement through agreements with the Department for Transport to provide environmental benefits. These requirements and provision of benefits include the provision of green assets.
HS2 Ltd has acquired much of its land temporarily to construct the railway. Some of this land has been or will be developed into environmental mitigation sites (Green Assets), which range from sites compensating for the loss of grassland, scrub and woodland habitats to new receptor sites for ancient woodland soils, amphibians and reptiles as well as other ecological and landscape mitigation sites. Collectively, this is referred to as our Green Corridor, which, once delivered, will span 3,500ha.
Previously HS2 Ltd was intending to appoint Contractor(s) to undertake the Maintenance and Management of green assets which included, but was not limited to the following:
• Woodlands;
• Grasslands;
• Hedgerows;
• Ponds, ditches and other non-engineering related drainage features; and
• Habitat, including bat houses, reptile banks and hibernacula.
HS2 is currently undergoing a programme review to reset the HS2 project (the “Reset”). A decision has been made to abandon the Green Assets Maintenance & Management (GAM&M) procurement due to the revised timings of the programme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
Lot No: Lot 1
II.2.1) Title
Abandoned - Maintenance and Management of Phase 1 Area North
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45112700
70332100
77000000
77300000
90700000
90710000
90720000
90914000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement was for a Contractor to provide the services described in the procurement documents under an amended NEC3 Term Service Contract. The contract Award would have been for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend, at HS2 Ltd's sole discretion, for up to a further 5 years via single or multiple fixed term increments.
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
Lot No: Lot 2
II.2.1) Title
Abandoned - Maintenance and Management of Phase 1 Area Central / South
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45112700
70332100
77000000
77300000
90700000
90710000
90714000
90720000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement was for a Contractor to provide the services described in the procurement documents under an amended NEC3 Term Service Contract. The contract Award would have been for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend, at HS2 Ltd's sole discretion, for up to a further 5 years via single or multiple fixed term increments.
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
Lot No: Lot 3
II.2.1) Title
Abandoned - Maintenance and Management of Phase 1 land within the security fence and any operationally sensitive slopes or cuttings.
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45112700
70332100
77000000
77300000
90700000
90710000
90714000
90720000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement was for a Contractor to provide the services described in the procurement documents under an amended NEC3 Term Service Contract. The contract Award would have been for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend, at HS2 Ltd's sole discretion, for up to a further 5 years via single or multiple fixed term increments.
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
Negotiated with call for competition
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 000-000679
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2750
Title: Green Assets Maintenance & Management Lot 1,2 & 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
HS2 is currently undergoing a programme review to reset the HS2 project (the “Reset”). A decision has been made to abandon the GAM&M procurement due to the revised timings of the programme.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/12/2025