Managing the Liability for Maintenance and Land Handover at HS2 scale

The challenge

The Liability for Maintenance (LfM) and Land Handover process on a programme the scale of HS2 is one of the most demanding data challenges in UK infrastructure. As construction progresses, assets, land parcels, and associated liabilities must be formally identified, documented, and transferred. This process that involves thousands of discrete records spanning legal agreements, survey data, asset registers, and spatial boundaries.

Managing this at programme scale, with the accuracy and auditability required for formal handover, is not achievable with conventional document management approaches. The data exists but it is fragmented across systems, formats, and teams, making it extraordinarily difficult to assemble a coherent, verified picture of what has been handed over, what remains outstanding, and what conditions apply.

The solution

SimAnalytica deployed a bespoke configuration of Compass: Engine for EKFB structured around the specific data model of the LfM and Land Handover process. The platform ingests, structures, and connects the disparate records involved in handover across legal, spatial, and asset dimensions, creating a unified knowledge layer that supports both day-to-day management and formal handover reporting.

Spatial intelligence is central to the approach: land parcels, asset locations, and liability boundaries are represented geographically, enabling the team to understand handover status in spatial context and identify gaps or conflicts that would not be visible in a purely document-based view.

The bespoke deployment reflects SimAnalytica's approach to complex infrastructure programmes. The platform provides the foundation, and the team's deep domain expertise shapes it to the specific requirements of the programme.