Contracts
Framework
Client Support Framework (CSF)
East West Rail Company is establishing a 3-lot framework for Client Support Services partners to help develop and deliver the East West Railway project (Oxford to Cambridge). The contract runs for 12 years and you cannot simultaneously bid for their separate ITOAE partner role.
- ClosesNot stated
- Published30 October 2026
- Value£350m
- Per lot£117m across 3 lots
- BuyerEast West Rail Company Limited
- WhereEast West Rail route: Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Cambridge
- CategorySurveying, architecture & engineering, Business & professional services, IT, software & telecoms, Social care & community
- RegionUK-wide
You'll want to look if you have railway or major infrastructure consultancy experience and can provide client-side support services at scale for a long-term, complex nationally significant project
You'll need
- Must pass PSQ stage including legal checks
- Ethical walls agreement required where relevant
- Structurally separated from ITOAE Partner - cannot hold both roles simultaneously
Might not suit a small firm
- the contract itself is a large one
- it needs coverage across the whole UK
Possible incumbent
Arcadis LLP and WSP UK Limited won Land and Property Services from this buyer in April 2026. Inferred from prior awards to this buyer, not confirmed.