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# Provision of Service Quality Regime (SQR) Inspection Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-service-quality-regime-sqr-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05abb0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** XC TRAINS LIMITED: "Provision of Service Quality Regime (SQR) Inspection Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [XC TRAINS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/xc-trains-limited-coh-04402048)
- **Published Value:** £1,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Survey conduction services, Technical inspection and testing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,344,073 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 14 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-service-quality-regime-sqr-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05abb0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05abb0`

## 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/provision-of-service-quality-regime-sqr-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05abb0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [crosscountrytrains.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crosscountrytrains.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-service-quality-regime-sqr-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05abb0#participate

## Description
XC Trains Limited (XC) operates passenger rail services across the United Kingdom. XC is a unique operation in that it runs from the Southwest in England to the North of Scotland and is the most extensive rail franchise in Britain, calling at more than 100 stations. XC serves 7 of the 10 largest UK cities with 7 routes radiating from a central hub in Birmingham.
The Service Quality Regime (SQR) was set up by the Department for Transport (DfT) to incentivise Train Operating Companies (TOCs) to ensure customer experience standards across the railway network are maintained and improved. The regime is defined in the National Rail Contracts (NRCs) that exist between TOCs and the DfT, including XC's NRC. The NRC sets out the obligations that TOCs have to deliver to ensure compliance with the Contract, and the repercussions if they are not.
XC's SQR has been in place since late 2021 and has seen a few changes since it first started. XC is also proud to have helped the DfT trial changes to SQR during this time to pave the way for other TOCs following in the future.
This Procurement is undertaken by XC on behalf of itself, and a successor operator of the XC.
The key elements and strategic objectives of the Project are:
- Train Service Regime (TSR) inspections by inspectors;
- Customer Service Regime (CSR) inspections by mystery shoppers;
- Accessible Customer Service Regime (ACSR) inspections by mystery shoppers with additional accessible needs;
- Provision of mobile devices to the supplier inspectors and mystery shoppers for running inspection forms; and
- Inspection data quality assurance.
The awarded supplier will provide the following services:
- Project mobilisation and implementation of services
- Total of 290 inspections per railway period across the duration of the contract
- Account management services

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71630000, 79212000, 79311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,300,000

- **Contract Period:** 20/02/2026 to 20/02/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **Mystery Shoppers Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178208`
  - Value: £1,344,073 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F063757-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-02T15:00:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T07:07:38.689Z
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