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title: "Southeastern Rail Replacement Bus Services"
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# Southeastern Rail Replacement Bus Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southeastern-rail-replacement-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f644). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SE TRAINS LIMITED: "Southeastern Rail Replacement Bus Services". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £40,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Dec 2021. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [SE TRAINS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/se-trains-limited-coh-03266762)
- **Published Value:** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 December 2021 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southeastern-rail-replacement-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f644#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f644`

## 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/southeastern-rail-replacement-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f644#tl-md)

## Description
The scope of this procurement is to ensure that we are providing PSVAR compliant replacement bus services for both planned and unplanned requirements across the Southeastern network.
This is being advertised following a change of strategy from restricted procedure to competitive dialogue

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Rail Replacement - Planned Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 60200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** This is a non-award notice which reflects the cancellation of the process. 
This opportunity is being advertised following a change of strategy from restricted procedure to competitive dialogue Additional information: This is a non-award notice which...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Rail Replacement - Unplanned Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The scope of this procurement is to ensure that we are providing PSVAR compliant replacement bus services for both planned and unplanned requirements across the Southeastern network.
The process will focus on four key points, which will be reflected ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003171-2022-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003171-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-03T16:01:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T23:13:16.465Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f644