DFTO Ground Transportation

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  "date": "2026-05-22T14:05:54+01:00",
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    "name": "DFT Operator Limited 'DFTO'"
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        "description": "Managed Taxi Services\nSuppliers shall provide managed taxi and private hire vehicle services in the geographical area that they apply for to deliver the transportation of:\n(a)Train crew (including drivers and conductors)\n(b)Operational railway staff\n(c)Passengers where alternative transport is required\nThis may include but is not limited to:\n(d)Crew transport between depots, stations, and operational locations\n(e)Passenger taxis during disruption, last train situations, accessibility requirements or where rail services cannot operate\n(f)Ad‐hoc or pre‐booked journeys arranged through the Authority’s booking channels\n(g)Accessible vehicles where required\n(h)24/7 availability to support operational railway requirements\nSuppliers may be required to provide booking management, dispatch, journey tracking and reporting capability.\nOperational Requirements\nSuppliers must:\n(a)Provide reliable and timely services aligned with rail operational needs\n(b)Maintain all appropriate licensing, insurance, and regulatory compliance\n(c)Meet all applicable legal safety, safeguarding, and accessibility requirements\n(d)Support 24/7 operations where required\n(e)Provide data and reporting on journeys and performance"
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        "buyerCategories": "Where used throughout this notice, the meaning of Train Operating Companies includes all and any of those train operating companies who, currently or in the future, provide services for the carriage of passengers by railway: \nunder a franchise agreement with the Secretary of State within the meaning of section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993 or  \nunder, or secured under, the Secretary of State’s duty in section 30(1) of the Railways Act 1993; or  \nin accordance with legislation which supersedes or amends the powers referred to in a) and b), including where such powers are transferred from the Secretary of State to another body.   \n‘The Dynamic market may be novated or assigned by DFTO to Train Operating Companies, or any successor parent company to DFTO or to a Train Operating Company, following a corporate restructuring or similar circumstance.",
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