HS2 launches search for company to deliver £270m Brum shuttle system
HS2 has started the search for a contractor to design and supply a transport system, as well as a 25 year transport operation and asset maintenance contract for the project’s Automated People Mover (APM) in the West Midlands.
A key component of the HS2 project, the APM will move passengers and visitors between HS2’s Interchange Station, the NEC, Birmingham International rail station and Birmingham Airport. It will carry up to 2,100 passengers per hour in each direction on a six-minute journey.
The APM will run on an elevated 2.2km long viaduct, and range in height from six metres to 14 metres, crossing the NEC, West Coast Main Line and M42 Motorway.
It will be complete in time for the start of services at HS2 Interchange Station.
HS2’s procurement and supply chain director Andrew Cubitt said: “We’re pleased to be starting the procurement process for the APM Systems Contract, which is worth up to £270m.
“The APM is a vital piece of infrastructure in the HS2 project, connecting high speed rail passengers to the classic rail network, and supporting the shift from car use to public, mass transit transport, which is so important in achieving the UK’s target of net zero carbon.”
Shortlisted companies will be invited to tender early next year, with the contract due to be awarded towards the end of 2024.
The search for the APM Infrastructure contract will start later this year, with invitations to tender in 2025 and contract award in 2026.
