Land Referencing Services Framework

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited ('HS2 Ltd') continues to manage the largest land referencing and acquisition programme in the UK in more than 70 years, managing tens of thousands of land and property records, and thousands of land parcels, and engaging with tens of thousands of affected parties and stakeholder groups. This programme is a key enabler to the successful construction of the HS2 project.

Land referencing is a process by which legal interests in land, whether they are ownership, tenancy, licence, or rights of access, are researched and validated to ensure full and proper service of legal forms of notice under a range of orders and statutes.

To support this land referencing programme, HS2 Ltd is seeking to procure a multi-supplier Land Referencing Services Framework to provide:

- Land Referencing Services (Lot 1) - Technical Support Services (Lot 2)

The expected Framework Agreement duration is four (4) years with the option to extend for a further period of four (4) years via single or multiple fixed terms. The maximum total Framework Agreement length is eight (8) years.

Further details relating to the requirements of the above Lots can be found within this contract notice and the procurement documentation.

HS2 Ltd intends to appoint up to six Framework Agreement Suppliers for Lot 1 and up to four Framework Agreement Suppliers for Lot 2.

In order to gain access to the procurement documentation please create a free account on HS2 Ltd's esourcing portal, JAGGAER, by following this link and clicking register - https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk. If you already have an account, you will not need to register again. Applicants can access the PQQ documentation via the "Current Opportunities" link on the home page.

Additional information: 1) To express interest Applicants must complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) on the HS2 eSourcing portal strictly in accordance with the submission deadline stated in the procurement documents. Please note that the PQQ submission deadline is a precise time and Applicants should allow sufficient time to upload their completed PQQs;

2) HS2 Ltd will accept expressions of interest and tenders from a number of bidding models, including single entities or consortia. An Applicant may only submit one PQQ. HS2 Ltd will not accept multiple PQQs from the same organisation/economic operators, or from multiple organisations/economic operators within the same corporate group or otherwise under common ownership (whether as single Applicant or as party to a consortium);

3) All Applicants are required to express an interest by registering on the HS2 e-Sourcing portal (https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/web/index.html). Registration is only required once. Applicants can access the PQQ documentation via the "Current Opportunities" link on the home page;

4) For further assistance on use of the HS2 e-Sourcing portal Applicants should contact the portal's helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (08:00-18:00) GMT via: - email: [email protected] or - telephone: +44 800 069 8630;

5) Access to the procurement documents will be conditional on the Applicant agreeing to abide by the terms of an electronic confidentiality agreement. If agreement is not received the procurement documents will remain hidden within the HS2 e-sourcing portal;

6) A response to this Contract Notice does not guarantee that an Applicant will be invited to tender. The procurement process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to HS2 Ltd. HS2 Ltd does not bind itself to enter into any contract arising out of the procurement procedure envisaged by this Contract Notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this Contract Notice or the procurement procedure envisaged by it. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedure relating to the conduct of the award process. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to disqualify any Applicants on terms set out in the procurement documentation;

7) Applicants (and subsequently Tenderers) shall be solely responsible for and liable for all costs associated with and arising out of or in connection with responding to this Contract Notice and any PQQ and with submitting any tender, howsoever incurred;

8) HS2 Ltd embraces diversity and welcomes PQQs from all suitably skilled and experienced economic operators of all sizes who can meet the requirements, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, disability or age of supplier workforce and/or ownership;

9) There is no guarantee, express or implied, that appointed Consultants will receive any, or a particular volume or value of work.