Network Rail names five-year track renewal preferred bidders

First Engineering, Jarvis, Amey, Carillion and Balfour Beatty are among the list of preferred bidders for Network Rail's five-year track renewal contracts.

The 11 geographically-based contracts have a combined value of approximately £500m a year. According to a Network Rail statement, the contracts "will incorporate new methods of working to ensure more efficient delivery of renewals through improved specification, optimising of job lengths, better utilisation of track access and resources, competitive pricing and benchmarking unit rates for standardised work types".

Plain line track renewals

First Engineering - Scotland and North West

Jarvis - London North Eastern

Grant Rail & Carillion - Midlands

AmeySECO - Great Western

Balfour Beatty - Anglia

Grant Rail & Balfour Beatty - Southern

Switch & crossing installation contracts

Balfour Beatty & Jarvis - Scotland, London North Eastern and  Anglia

Carillion & Grant Rail - Midlands and North West

Carillion & Jarvis - Great Western

Balfour Beatty & Grant Rail - Southern