Official UK procurement notice
ScotRail Franchise Replacement (Regulation 1370/2007)
Authority: The Scottish Ministers
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionT-01 Rail transport services
CPV: Public transport services by railways · Railway carriages · Railway depot construction work · Railway passenger coaches · Railway transport services · Rolling stock · Vocational training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1After expiry of the current ScotRail Franchise Agreement between The Scottish…Planned
After expiry of the current ScotRail Franchise Agreement between The Scottish Ministers and Abellio ScotRail Limited (FA) (due to expire as of 31 March 2022), Transport Scotland, on behalf of The Scottish Ministers, intends to entrust the provision of ScotRail Passenger Services to a company owned and controlled by The Scottish Ministers, and directly award a Public Service Contract in that regard under and in terms of Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road as amended (retained EU Law).
More information can be found on Transport Scotland’s website:
www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/rai… ↗
As an alternative to the above and depending on the circumstances, Transport Scotland, on behalf of The Scottish Ministers may wish to make a direct award of a Public Service Contract for the provision of ScotRail Passenger Services under and in terms of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 as successor to the FA.
The Scottish Ministers may put in place a holding company structure in support of the proposed arrangements.
The contract award is expected to cover rail passenger services of substantially the same scope as the current ScotRail Franchise.
Term of Award
The Scottish Ministers may require to put a Public Service Contract in place for up to 10 years. At present the envisaged direct award will be for a period of 3 to 5 years with any optional additional period or periods exercisable at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Mar 2021, 16:40 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2021, 16:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006713- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a1aaFind a Tender
Publisher note: As set out in this PIN, a direct award of a Public Service Contract for the provision of ScotRail Passenger Services would follow on from the expiry of the FA. In the event that the FA is extended by up to 7 (monthly) Reporting Periods, in accordance with its terms, the envisaged start date of the Public Service Contract would be extended by up to the same period. Transport Scotland, on behalf of The Scottish Ministers, also reserves the right to procure delivery of ScotRail Passenger Services through alternative means (including under Regulation 1370/2007). Envisaged start date and the duration of the contract:- Start: 1st April 2022 Duration in months: 120 (SC Ref:646369)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
31 Mar 2021 → 31 Mar 2021 · 2 dates- Tender notice expected31 Mar 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published31 Mar 2021, 16:40 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.