Network Rail has appointed Business Stream as its water retailer to manage water and wastewater services across all its sites.
The contract value has not been disclosed but Business Stream claims it’s one of the “largest” to be awarded since the water market opened for competition in England on 1 April 2017.
It will cover major train stations including Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, London Euston, London Kings Cross and Manchester Piccadilly.
Business Stream has been Network Rail’s water supplier in Scotland since the retail water market opened there in 2008.
The new agreement will consolidate all Network Rail’s water and wastewater billing, while Business Stream will also provide support on leak detection, contingency planning, metering and water efficiency advice.
Jo Dow, chief executive at Business Stream, said: “After nearly a decade working closely with Network Rail in Scotland, we’re delighted to now be working with the organisation across England and Scotland.
“We are committed to developing strong partnerships with our customers and we’re very pleased that we now have the opportunity to expand our working relationship with Britain’s rail infrastructure provider.”
Network Rail owns, operates and develops Britain’s railway – the 20,000 miles of track, 40,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations.
Business Stream said it secured more than £155 million of new contract wins in the first 12 months of the open water market in England.