Closed tender

HS1 - Potential Land Use by 3rd Party Utility

Details

Topic
Electricity
Published
10 January 2025
Submission
31 January 2025

Tender description

HS1 Ltd wishes to undertake a soft market testing exercise into the possibility of a third party installing and operating a private electricity wire/ cable from within HS1’s lease boundary in the Ashford Sellindge area of Kent to supply green electricity to, what would be customers, of the third party. A key part of this exercise is to confirm if this can be done without adversely effecting the safe operation, maintenance and renewal of the high speed rail lines and associated infrastructure. HS1 expects there to be 4 Key Stages as per the indicative programme, below: 1. Soft market testing: duration 6-9 months 2. Request for Proposals (RFP): Summer/Autumn 2025 3. Shortlisting of Preferred bidders and completion of legal documents: Autumn 2025 to Spring 2026 4. Implementation - installation and operation of the Private Wire DfT and HS1 will be seeking a commercial return commensurate with making the HS1 land available for the private wire opportunity. More details have been provided in the attachment provided with this PIN. If you are interested in this opportunity, please be sure to express your interest by email to procurement@highspeed1.co.uk including the reference HS1-2024-218 in the heading.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published10 January 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date31 January 2025

About the buyer

High Speed One (HS1) Limited holds the concession to own, operate and maintain the UK's only high-speed railway. The company trades as London St Pancras Highspeed. Four international stations sit along the route: St Pancras, Stratford, Ebbsfleet and Ashford. Bidders move through pre-qualification, invitation to tender and evaluation before a preferred bidder is appointed. Network Rail (High Speed) operates and maintains the infrastructure and three of the stations under contract.

Over the past 5 years, most of HS1's contract awards have been in financial and insurance services.

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