Competition watchdog eyes probe into £300m HS2 bid race

By Dave Rogers2022-07-19T11:21:00

Bidders set to know next month whether formal investigation will begin

Bidders are expected to know by the beginning of next month whether the race for a £300m overhead power lines scheme on HS2 will be held up by a probe from the competitions watchdog.

Four teams are pricing the job including Bouygues-owned Colas Rail, Rapide JV – a consortium of Equans-owned SPL Powerlines UK/INEO and Keltbray – Balfour Beatty, and the China Railway Electrification Engineering Group Co.

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