Downloads for third parties Home Industry and commercial Third party investors Downloads for third parties To encourage third party investment in the network, we have a suite of downloads and template agreements for enhancement projects. They have been developed and revised following extensive consultation with industry, customers and stakeholders. They’re aimed at reducing the need for time-consuming negotiations on contractual arrangements for each scheme, providing transparency on payments to Network Rail. We strive to find solutions that reduce barriers to entry through the provision of a more economic and efficient contractual framework. Many of these documents are well established templates and codes of practice to remove barriers. Some are being revised to incorporate service levels and other recommended improvements. You can find more information in our guide Investing in the railway, part of our stakeholder code of practice. Guide to Template Agreements for Undertaking Railway projects 348 KB Basic Services Agreement – Detailed Guidance 61 KB Basic Services Agreement – Template 141 KB Development Services Agreement – Detailed Guidance 63 KB Development Services Agreement – Template 267 KB Detailed guidance for both the asset protection agreement and basic asset protection agreements is currently being written and will be available shortly Basic Asset Protection Agreement – Template 269 KB Asset Protection Agreement – Template 542 KB Material changes to APA Template 94 KB Material changes to BAPA Template 101 KB Basic Implementation Agreement Emerging Cost – Detailed Guidance 82 KB Basic Implementation Agreement Emerging Cost – Template 349 KB Basic Implementation Agreement Fixed Price – Detailed Guidance 66 KB Basic Implementation Agreement Fixed Price – Template 191 KB Implementation Agreement Emerging Cost – Detailed Guidance 82 KB Implementation Agreement Emerging Cost – Template 427 KB Implementation Agreement Fixed Price – Detailed Guidance 74 KB Implementation Agreement Fixed Price – Template 326 KB New, cheaper ‘risk fees’ To encourage third party investment into the railway, we have a system to address commercial and industry liabilities taken on by Network Rail when working with third parties. Known as ‘risk fees’ they are applied as percentage uplifts to third party agreements to fund Network Rail to take on certain risks and pay the costs of these if they occur. Network Rail fees Network Rail standards Catalogue of Network Rail Standards 2 MB Issue 121 Asset protection & optimisation of third party works on Network Rail infrastructure 712 KB Issue 1 Asset protection & optimisation of outside party works on Network Rail infrastructure 934 KB Guidance for completing the Standards Challenge Application 292 KB Standards Challenge Form 48 KB Standards challenged to date – March 2021 308 KB Accessing Network Rail standards for contractors and suppliers 114 KB Investing in the railway 14 MB Open for Business supporting information for pilot contestable projects 508 KB Default Risk Allocation Table – third party agreements 79 KB Network Rail Service Level Obligations for Third Party Asset Protection Agreements February 2019 Pending ORR Approval 119 KB Asset protection and optimisation – Customer satisfaction – Q4 2020/21 127 KB Asset protection and optimisation – Service levels – Q4 2020/21 238 KB Outside Party Basic Asset Protection Agreement – Template 169 KB Stakeholder relations code of practice 361 KB Open for Business supporting information for pilot contestable projects 508 KB How to reuse railway telecoms assets 439 KB Together we can end domestic abuse Follow us on: Home Who we are Staying safe and secure Media Contact us Copyright © 2021 Network Rail Privacy notice Cookies Terms & conditions Accessibility Modern Slavery Statement Site Map Feed