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# The Provision of Rail Replacement Bus Services - Planned and Unplanned

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-rail-replacement-bus-services-planned-and-unplanned-ocds-h6vhtk-03ad69). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN): "The Provision of Rail Replacement Bus Services - Planned and Unplanned". Published status: complete. Published Value: £61,200,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Apr 2023, 09:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thameslink-southern-great-northern-limited-tsgn-coh-07934306)
- **Published Value:** £61,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 April 2023 at 09:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £74,615,162 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ad69`

## 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/the-provision-of-rail-replacement-bus-services-planned-and-unplanned-ocds-h6vhtk-03ad69#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2FB2J64DF6MG)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-rail-replacement-bus-services-planned-and-unplanned-ocds-h6vhtk-03ad69#participate

## Description
GTR has awarded a contract to provide PSVAR compliant Rail Replacement Bus Services for both planned and unplanned requirements across the GTR network. The supplier is to deliver the Rail Replacement Bus Service and to ensure: • Alignment to GTR's vision/values/strategic pillars; • Adherence to robust SLAs/KPIs to drive the right behaviours; • Bus tracking technology and real time management information to identify trends; and • Delivery of efficiencies.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Planned
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £53,152,500
- **Description:** Lot 1 was for PSVAR compliant planned rail replacement services.

### Lot 2: Unplanned
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £8,217,500
- **Description:** Lot 2 was for PSVAR compliant unplanned rail replacement services.

### Lot 3: Planned and Unplanned
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £61,200,000
- **Description:** Lot 3 was for PSVAR compliant planned and unplanned rail replacement services.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** The Provision of Rail Replacement Bus Services - Planned and Unplanned (active)
  - Award id: `003994-2024-GTR0677-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Abellio London Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104531`
  - Value: £74,615,162 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The Provision of Rail Replacement Bus Services - Planned and Unplanned (active)
  - Signed Value: £74,615,162
  - Signed Date: 15/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005706-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-21T16:05:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T00:15:46.410Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ad69