M42 Triple Box Contract Crane Lift
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITEDEstimated Value
£500,000 – £1,000,000
Deadline
8 May 2026
Published
6 May 2026
Type
goods
Overview
About the Opportunity: Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is seeking an experienced specialist lifting contractor to plan and install 226 precast prestressed inverted T beams (up to ~93 t) for the M42 Coleshill Box Structure on HS2 Phase 1 (Central East). This is a high risk CPA Contract Lift over a live motorway, requiring experience with major road closures and work near National Highways assets.
Scope includes lifting and installing beams across three spans onto elastomeric bearings, with and without pre installed diaphragm shutters, to tight tolerances. About the buyer's selection process: When selecting a supplier BBV look for alignment of values, behaviours and cultures, between ourselves and our supply chain.
BBV and HS2 have aligned their values to the following: * Integrity * Leadership * Respect * Safety In order to achieve a successful project outcome we have published a manifesto of our guiding principles, which include: * Making HS2 affordable * Delivering on promises * We build with people in mind * Delivering more than a railway * Achieving more together * Creative and challenging Successfully shortlisted supplier's will be those with verifiable experience, and the appropriate capacity ,resources and technical ability to deliver the scope of works. Supplier's may then be invited to the project, to formally demonstrate their experience and capabilities.
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As an alternative phone/webinar interviews may be conducted. On selection, shortlisted supplier's will be issued with a formal Invitation to Tender (ITT) to demonstrate their ability to work with these values and behaviours in mind, whilst proving their demonstration of capabilities and competence.
About the buyer: BBV is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty Group and VINCI Group. Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long established joint venture between two global leaders in the delivery of critical Infrastructure and Highways Projects, such as the Channel Tunnel, Crossrail, M4/M5/M6 Smart Motorway projects and HS2 main works civil contract for the north.
More about BBV: * VINCI is the largest contractor in the world * Balfour Beatty is the largest contractor in the UK * BBV have been working together for the past 30 years, their first project being the Channel Tunnel. For more information please visit our website www.balfourbeattyvinci.co.uk
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Balfour Beatty VINCI (a major UK-French construction joint venture) needs a specialist crane and lifting company to lift and install 226 large concrete beams (some weighing up to 93 tonnes) onto a new bridge structure on the M42 motorway as part of the HS2 railway project. This is a high-risk job because the work happens over a live, busy motorway and must meet very tight tolerances.
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BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
6 May 2026
Submission deadline
8 May 2026
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