# Overhead Catenary System for HS2 Ltd

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by HS2.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [HS2](/buyers/hs2/contract-awards)
- Supplier: COLAS RAIL LIMITED
- Award value: £206,910,125
- Tender value: £206,910,125
- Award date: 7 January 2025
- Published: 6 February 2025
- Contract start: 3 February 2025
- Contract end: 26 August 2032
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: aec65a3c-9520-4875-a532-9f1a0b79d481-824161
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6443ea35-e39d-4bdd-9b1e-f40e1347c82b

## Description

High Speed Two \(HS2\) Limited \('HS2 Ltd'\) is the body responsible for developing and promoting the new high speed railway system known as High Speed Two \(HS2\)\. HS2 will initially run between London and Birmingham \(Phase 1\)\. The Railway Systems tranche of work incorporates a number of critical disciplines for the HS2 Project, including without limitation the design, construction, commissioning and testing of track, overhead catenary, lineside M & E & tunnels, power, signalling and communications\. This procurement relates to Overhead Catenary Systems \(OCS\), for which HS2 Ltd procured the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning\. The Overhead Catenary Systems covers 469 single track kms, including 250 bridges, 58 viaducts, 47 underbridges, 148 overbridges and 115 culverts\. Six passing / maintenance loops/sidings and four complex track junctions\. 131 point ends, including 99 high-speed turnouts \(between 130km/h and 230 km/h\), 32 low-medium speed turnouts \(up to and including 100km/h\), 5 traps or diamonds\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aec65a3c-9520-4875-a532-9f1a0b79d481-824161)