Based on work carried out to refine cost estimates, it is presently considered that there would need to be either two or three contracts of this nature.”Any questions about the 2025 deadline were to be answered by reference to the ongoing market consultation, due to end in summer 2021.Extract from “Publishing the infrastructure investment plan 2021-22 to 2025-26”26 January 2021Extract from a briefing for the Cabinet Secretary for Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity.