Engineering contractor secures spot on £1.4bn Network Rail framework

Engineering contractor, Van Elle Holdings has been selected as a delivery partner for the Southern Renewals Enterprise’s £1.4bn, building and civil engineering framework program for Network Rail’s Southern region.

As part of the program, the Nottingham-based company will handle reactive and planned maintenance as well as small renewal projects across the Kent, Sussex, and Wessex routes during control periods 7 and 8.

Under the civils portfolio, Van Elle will focus on earthworks and drainage, with a particular emphasis on slope stability, addressing infrastructure needs related to climate change.

The company’s role in the framework could extend through the entire 10-year period, contingent on performance.

Chief Executive Officer, Mark Cutler, said: “We are delighted to be announced as one of the framework’s specialist partners for CP7 and CP8 in the Southern region. This is an important milestone for Van Elle; we typically deliver our services through tier 1 principal contractors with whom we enjoy high levels of repeat business, but as part of the Southern Renewals Enterprise model in this framework for Network Rail, we will be involved earlier, with much greater workload visibility.

“This will enable us to collaborate with other framework partners and assist in the early development of efficient solutions using our breadth of specialist geotechnical and rail engineering capabilities.”