£2.3bn Thames Crossing bidders enter competitive ‘green’ dialogue

National Highways has moved to competitive dialogue with the trio of shortlisted bidders for the £2.3bn contract to build the tunnel for the Lower Thames Crossing.
The competitive dialogue approach has been adopted because of the highly complex nature of the tunnel project, including raising the bar as a carbon pathfinder project.
Key elements of the 4.2km tunnel and approach road contracts involve agreeing on an ambitious low-carbon baseline, while also incentivising an ongoing reduction