Amey joins Network Rail’s Development and Design Partnership to transform northern railways

Amey has been awarded a place on the Network Rail Development and Design Partnership Framework (DDPF) to connect people, businesses, and communities in the north of England.
 
Amey was chosen as a design and consultancy partner for the framework worth £300m to deliver a range of infrastructure services including professional development, design and technical support over the next five years. The business will provide people with better rail transport connectivity and access to employment, education, and healthcare services across the towns and cities in the north of England.
 
Amey’s industry-leading systems thinking approach will play a key role in the development and delivery of end-to-end engineering services under this framework, underpinned by a strong collaboration with delivery partners ensuring a cost effective and transparent approach to all aspects of the process.
 
A key element of the framework will include developing investment cases in addition to optioneering and design services. The provision of these services will be dedicated to several major strategic rail programmes that stretch across the Eastern and North West & Central Regions, including Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), and Network North (NN).
 
Alex Gilbert, Managing Director for Amey, said: “We are delighted to announce our appointment to the Development and Design Partnership Framework. This opportunity reaffirms our position as a trusted and capable partner in delivering high quality, sustainable, and resilient rail infrastructure design and engineering services. We are fully committed to supporting Network Rail in providing better connectivity across the north of England, with transformational rail services that bring people together.”
 
This latest framework appointment is testament to Amey’s strong track record in consistently demonstrating its commitment and expertise in delivering large scale design and engineering services that provide value for its customers and partners. It also highlights its longstanding relationship with Network Rail having recently been awarded £800m in works as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade West Alliance (TRUWest) project. The news also follows Amey’s recent appointment to Network Rail’s North West and Central Region Environmental and Professional Services Framework.