The redevelopment of part of London Liverpool Street Station.

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This notice is published by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (NR). It relates to negotiations with Mersey 1 Limited (the JV), a joint venture led by Sellar Property Group NR is commencing commercial negotiations for a proposed agreement in relation to the redevelopment of part of Liverpool Street Station with the JV, which holds exclusive rights in relation to that part of the station and is in a unique position (as described further in Sections II.2.4 and IV.1.1 of this notice). Please note that, due to the early stage in the procurement process, any dates and values stated in this notice are entirely indicative and have been completed only due to mandatory fields in the notice format. These are highly likely to change as the procurement progresses. Costs to complete the overall project are currently estimated on a very preliminary basis to be in the order of £1.55bn. The date in V.2.1 should be disregarded when viewing this notice, it is the date of sending this notice and is completed only as it is a mandatory field which does not enable a date in the future to be entered. The current indicative date for an award is 25 January 2023. Lot 1: NR is commencing negotiations with the JV with a view to entering into a development agreement for the redevelopment of a part of London Liverpool Street Station. The station is a terminus station located in the City of London and in NR’s Anglia Route of its Eastern Region. The national rail station has 17 platforms below street level. It provides connections to the London Underground, buses and taxis from its southern station concourse, which is also below street level. The Broadgate Estate surrounds the northern, western and eastern sides of the station and 50 Liverpool Street and the Andaz hotel are located in the south-eastern corner. There are two main southern entrances to the station. One (the South Entrance) adjoins Liverpool Street, between 50 Liverpool Street and 100 Liverpool Street. The other (the South Eastern Entrance) adjoins Bishopsgate, between the Andaz hotel and 135 Bishopsgate. 50 Liverpool Street, which adjoins the Andaz hotel, is owned by NR. The JV has exclusive rights in the Andaz hotel. The station is the third busiest in the United Kingdom and has significant overcrowding problems. The current conditions at the station are predicted to get worse as a result of forecast growth in passenger arrivals and interchanges. Consequently, NR has produced a long-term Vision for the station, which outlines its strategic objectives and the critical success factors for achieving the Vision. Improving the presence and efficient permeability and accessibility of the main southern entrances is a strategic objective for achieving NR's Vision for the station. The Andaz hotel is uniquely located to deliver the significant degree of improvement in permeability and accessibility that is required at the station, by enabling the South Entrance to be substantially widened, offering a fundamental expansion of street frontage access (compared to both the current position and any improvements that NR could deliver using its own land and / or land that is currently owned by other third parties). The JV, by virtue of its exclusive rights in the Andaz hotel, is therefore uniquely able to deliver the improved permeability and accessibility of the main southern entrances that is required by NR and, by doing so, to contribute towards the achievement of NR's overall Vision for the station as a whole. The proposed redevelopment will also improve the presence and efficient permeability and accessibility of the main southern entrances by removing 50 Liverpool Street and remodelling the South Eastern Entrance. In addition, the proposed redevelopment to be undertaken by the JV will involve: repurposing the Andaz hotel; construction of a new two-level station concourse with greatly increased circulation space; construction of a new hotel; and construction of a new office building and associated ancillary facilities Additional information: N/A