Plans to reboot the regeneration of Euston and the surrounding area are gathering pace following the HS2 reset.

The Department for Transport is shortly to start the £300m hunt for a design and engineering partner to steer the long-awaited reshaping of Euston station and its surrounding mixed-use district.

A new government-backed Euston Delivery Company will oversee the five-year engineering design partner role covering the mainline station overhaul, underground upgrades and a huge redevelopment of railway land around the site.

Detailed design and construction of the new HS2 station is expected to be delivered by a Private Finance Partner, procured separately and subject to separate preliminary market engagement.

The winning partner for the wider scheme will lead design, masterplanning, cost control and programme assurance for the complex project, which is intended to create a fully integrated transport hub and unlock a multi-billion-pound regeneration opportunity for north London.

The design brief also includes working with Lendlease, the site’s master developer, and its appointed architect Allies & Morrison, to deliver a cohesive vision for the 60-acre campus that links HS2, Network Rail, and Transport for London assets with new homes, offices, and public spaces.

The DfT said it was looking for firms with “proven experience in delivering designs for complex, multi-modal transport infrastructure” and an ability to turn “early-stage design into feasible and buildable solutions within constrained cost and programme parameters.”

Market engagement for the £360m deal will run from mid to late November, with interested firms required to register through the Jaggaer portal by 7 November. The full contract notice is expected in May next year, with the deal set to start in January 2027.