Balfour Beatty - Roads North of the Thames - LTC - Bridge Bearings
- Buyer
- BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
- Value
- £500,000
- Closes
- 13 November 2026
- Where
- London, London
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Balfour Beatty, the main contractor on the Lower Thames Crossing Roads North project, is looking for specialist firms to supply and install bridge bearings (the devices that let a bridge deck move and carry its load) on 16 structures. The estimated value is £500,000, and the buyer wants to hear from interested suppliers before choosing its final procurement approach. Expressions of interest close on 13.11.26.
What the buyer wants
• Provide bridge bearing design support and product advice to the Design Partner during detailed design. • Manufacture, supply, deliver and install bridge bearings to programme requirements across 16 structures. • Show proven experience of bridge bearings on major highway projects, plus quality management and health, safety and environmental accreditations.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The notice asks for proven experience of bridge bearings on major highway projects, appropriate quality and health and safety accreditations, and the capacity to manufacture and install to programme, which would likely rule out a small business without a track record in this specialist area, although the notice says SMEs are welcome to apply alone or as part of a consortium or supply chain.
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How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
Where to apply
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