Official UK procurement notice
607 West Horndon Station Footbridge FSS2/59 Renewal
Authority: C2C RAILWAY LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFull replacement of existing station footbridge between Platforms 1&2 at West Horndon Station, with new covered Beacon station footbridge including passenger lifts.
- How the procedure runs: 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.
CPV: Footbridge construction work · Lift installation work · Railway construction works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£4,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to PSQ documentation and Appendices in the e-tendering portal.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to PSQ documentation and Appendices in the e-tendering portal.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
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.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality: 54.93%
- Commercial: 35%
- Social Value: 10.07%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to PSQ documentation and Appendices in the e-tendering portal.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to PSQ documentation and Appendices in the e-tendering portal.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
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.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Aug 2026, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 11:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
c2c 194- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090768- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de19Find a Tender
- How it runs
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:
c2c-rail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
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.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions must be made through the e-tendering portal of the contracting authority (c2c-rail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗). Please ensure you are registered and have an active account.
Timeline
6 Aug 2026 → 22 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published83 days ago6 Aug 2026, 15:22 BST
- Market engagement40 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
c2c are conducting a preliminary market engagement activity for the full replacement of existing station footbridge between Platforms 1&2 at West Horndon Station, with new covered Beacon station footbridge including passenger lifts.
A preliminary market engagement questionnaire and further information are available on C2C e-tendering portal:
c2c-rail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
The deadline for responses is 12pm (midday) on 18/09/2026.
SUPPLIER EVENT:
C2C will hold a supplier briefing event at Blues Legends Lounge, Southend United Football Club, Roots Hall Stadium, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, ESSEX SS2 6NQ at 11:00am on the 10 September 2026.
- Next notice expected35 days ago23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published34 days ago24 Sept 2026, 21:31 BST
- Latest notice published12 days ago16 Oct 2026, 11:33 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago23 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 71 days8 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 84 days22 Jan 2027
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2026- Pipeline notice published6 Aug 2026, 15:22 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Aug 2026, 14:53 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Sept 2026, 21:31 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Sept 2026, 21:31 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Sept 2026, 21:31 BST
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 11:31 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 11:33 BSTUK4
Published amendments (2)
Changes in the procurement timeline: Submission deadline from 10:00am 20/10/2026 to 11:00am 23/10/2026. Estimated award decision date from 05/01/2027 to 08/01/2027. Estimated contract start date from 18/01/2027 to 22/01/2027.
Changes in the procurement timeline: Submission deadline from 10:00am 19/10/2026 to 11:00am 23/10/2026. Estimated award decision date from 05/01/2027 to 08/01/2027. Estimated contract start date from 18/01/2027 to 22/01/2027.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-08: 2 releases · 6 Aug 2026, 20 Aug 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender