Contract for Cross Country rail services. Currently operated by XC Trains Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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CPV: Public transport services by railways · Rail transport services · Railway transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Contract for provision of commuter, regional and long-distance rail services on the UK…Planned

Contract for provision of commuter, regional and long-distance rail services on the UK conventional mainline rail system. It is envisaged the services will be substantially similar to those currently operated under the XC Trains Limited Rail Contract (dated 13 October 2020), but subject to route operating and Value for Money (VfM) review. It is envisaged the services would run between:

Plymouth - Edinburgh via Leeds, with a limited service to and from Penzance - some services are extended to Glasgow via Motherwell and also to Dundee and Aberdeen;
Reading - Newcastle via Doncaster;
Bristol - Manchester;
Bournemouth - Manchester via Coventry;
Nottingham - Cardiff via Gloucester;
Birmingham - Stansted Airport via Leicester and Peterborough; and
Birmingham - Leicester local services.

A Direct Award is now envisaged, in line with the policy published in March 2013 issued further to Section 26 of the Railways Act 1993.II.1.4 (nature and quantity of services or indication of needs and requirements)

There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel on these rail services.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland · Cross Country spans parts of England, Scotland and Wales, with its network centred at Birmingham New Street station; it serves both commuters and long-distance passengers. They serve the key cities of: • Birmingham • Bristol • Cambridge • Cardiff • Edinburgh • Leeds • Manchester • Newcastle • Nottingham • Oxford • Plymouth • Reading • Sheffield • Southampton

60210000 Public transport services by railways

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Direct award for railway transport
Legal basis: CELEX · 32007R1370 CELEX 32007R1370
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Direct award proposed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Dec 2022, 15:31 GMT
Last source update: 23 Dec 2022, 15:31 GMT
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-036582
Classification (CPV): Public transport services by railwaysRail transport servicesRailway transport services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
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Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039442 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contract will be a core term of four years with available additional rail periods up to a maximum of eight years.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions Great Minster House,33 Horseferry Road, LONDON, London, SW1P 4DRContact email

Official documents & specifications

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