TRHS0018 HS2 Euston Station: Private Sector Partner - PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT

High Speed Two (HS2) is Britain’s new high-speed railway linking Birmingham and London. A new high-speed station at Euston (the HS2 Euston Station) will serve as the London terminus for HS2, providing improved high-speed rail connectivity into central London.

As referenced in the Government’s 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, the Department for Transport (DfT) is exploring a public-private partnership model to deliver the HS2 Euston Station with private finance. The Government has made a significant public commitment to fund the HS2 line into Euston Station and believes that the additional investment required to build the new HS2 Euston Station itself is an exciting opportunity for private sector partners.

Under the proposed public-private partnership, it is intended that a private sector partner would be appointed under a design, build, finance and maintain (DBFM) model, with responsibilities including detailed design and construction of the HS2 Euston Station infrastructure, followed by on-going maintenance over a long-term contracted period. The HS2 Euston Station forms a key part of a broader Euston programme, which also includes the redevelopment of the conventional mainline station, significant upgrades to the London Underground interchange, improvements to local bus and taxi infrastructure and facilities, and development around the stations (which sit at the heart of Camden Council’s and the Greater London Authority’s wider plans for development in the area).

DfT is currently in the process of establishing the Euston Delivery Company (the EDC), to be the campus-wide directing mind for the programme. It is intended that the EDC will lead delivery of a renewed Euston as a fully integrated transport gateway serving the nation and its capital, and support the delivery of a development masterplan (by DfT’s master development partner Lendlease).

In parallel to (and separate from) this market engagement regarding the DBFM, the EDC plans to appoint an engineering and design partner (the E&DP), to act as lead designer and design integrator across the Euston campus programme. It is anticipated that the E&DP’s scope will include enduring design guardianship, as well as developing the RIBA Stage 3 (or equivalent) design for the HS2 Euston Station, before the private sector partner under the DBFM undertakes detailed design.