Contract for Great Western rail services. Currently operated by First Greater Western Limited

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesDirect award for railway transport

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)

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South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Award expected Date not publisheddirect award proposed, no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

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 local, regional and long distance passenger rail services on…Planned

Contract for provision of local, regional and long distance passenger rail services on the Great Western rail system. There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated on the Great Western Franchise.

Delivery: West Midlands, London, South East, South West, Wales · Commuter and intercity rail services including high speed train services between London (Paddington), South Wales, the Cotswolds, the South West of England, and rural services.

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: 20 Aug 2021, 10:17 BST
Last source update: 20 Aug 2021, 10:17 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-020426
Classification (CPV): Public transport services by railwaysRail transport servicesRailway transport services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d739 Find a Tender

Publisher note: It is anticipated that the contract will have a duration in the region of three to six years in total and this is likely to include a core period of three years with an optional additional period or periods exercisable at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to proceed with the Direct Award as envisaged or to use an alternative method to procure an operator for the contract. Without limiting that, it is currently anticipated that the grant of any Direct Award as envisaged in this notice will follow on from the completion of certain termination arrangements in respect of the extant franchise agreement entered into by the Contracting Authority and First Greater Western Limited on 29 March 2020 (the "Franchise Agreement").

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, SW1P4DRContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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