en.Wedoany.com Reported - High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd has postponed the expected start date for its £1.03 billion Interim Maintenance Contracts (IMC) procurement by more than four months. According to an updated project timeline notice, the estimated contract start date has been adjusted from July 31, 2027, to December 15, 2027, while the estimated contract end date remains unchanged at December 31, 2037.

HS2 stated that the interim maintenance contracts are intended to provide care and custody of completed assets under the Main Works Civils Contracts (MWCC) and infrastructure protection before the full mobilization of the High-Speed Rail Systems (HSRS) contractor. The procurement notice indicates that this need arises from potential changes in HS2 Ltd's delivery strategy, resulting from the HS2 Reset.

The core scope of services is divided into two parts: asset-specific care and custody, and infrastructure protection, covering land management, environmental and landscape infrastructure maintenance, temporary facility maintenance and management, and civil engineering infrastructure maintenance. Infrastructure protection services are expected to include security services, principal contractor duties, professional services (requiring additional instructions), and lead contractor responsibilities. Optional non-core service scope may also include landscape design and planting plot creation, as well as civil engineering works.

The updated notice does not change HS2's estimated publication date for the tender notice, which remains November 13, 2026. The estimated procurement value remains unchanged at £1.03 billion (£1.034 billion, excluding VAT), and the revised notice shows no other changes in scope, estimated value, procurement route, or expected tender publication date.

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