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# Contract for East Midlands rail services. Currently operated by Abellio East Midlands Limited

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-east-midlands-rail-services-currently-operated-by-abellio-east-midlands-limit-ocds-h6vhtk-02ecb6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Transport: "Contract for East Midlands rail services. Currently operated by Abellio East Midlands Limited". Published status: tenderUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Transport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway transport services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32007R1370
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ecb6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-east-midlands-rail-services-currently-operated-by-abellio-east-midlands-limit-ocds-h6vhtk-02ecb6#tl-md)

## Description
(a)	London to Sheffield via Derby
(b)	London to Nottingham
(c)	London to Corby
(d)	Corby to Loughborough via Melton Mowbray
(e)	Leicester to Matlock via Spondon
(f)	Leicester to Worksop via Nottingham
(g)	Leicester to Grimsby via Lincoln
(h)	Grimsby to Cleethorpes
(i)	Matlock to Crewe
(j)	Matlock to Worksop via Nottingham
(k)	Matlock to Grimsby via Lincoln
(l)	Nottingham to Liverpool
(m) Nottingham to Norwich via Ely 
(n)	Sheffield to Skegness via Grantham
(o)	Sheffield to Skegness via Peterborough
(p)	Peterborough to Sileby
(q)	Lincoln to Doncaster via Sheffield
(r)	Lincoln to Leeds via Sheffield and Wakefield
(s)	Lincoln to Leeds via Sheffield and Doncaster
(t)	Lincoln to Scarborough via Sheffield and York
(u)	Doncaster to Grimsby via Lincoln
(v)	Newark North Gate to Grimsby via Lincoln
(w)	Lincoln to Skegness
(x)	Lincoln to Peterborough via Spalding
(y)	Lincoln to Peterborough via Ancaster
(z)	Lincoln to Norwich via Grantham
(aa) Lincoln to Norwich via Peterborough 
(bb) Cleethorpes to Barton-on-Humber
There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated on the East Midlands Franchise.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025929-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-18T09:26:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:22:10.438Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ecb6