Cambridgeshire County Council, acting for the Greater Cambridge Partnership, is seeking to appoint a single contractor to deliver the Cambourne to Cambridge guided busway.
The scheme will deliver a new dedicated busway linking the fast-growing settlement of Cambourne with Cambridge, alongside a new park-and-ride site aimed at cutting congestion on the A428 corridor, says Construction Enquirer.
Construction is expected to start in early 2027 with works running through to the end of 2031, with the route requiring new bridges over the M11 and Bin Brook.
The council plans to procure the job through a two-stage tender using an NEC4 Option C target cost contract with X22 early contractor involvement.
Stage one will cover surveys, TWAO design validation, preliminary and detailed design, construction programming, buildability reviews, logistics planning and target cost development
Subcontract packages will be tendered on an open-book basis, with the client and project manager given full visibility of returns and adjustments.
Bidders will also have to submit fixed overhead and profit percentages to be applied across both stages of the contract.
Requests to participate must be submitted by noon on 2 July 2026 through the ProContract portal.
An award decision is pencilled in for 14 December 2026, with the contract due to run from 4 January 2027 to 31 December 2030.
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