Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for South Western rail passenger services. Currently operated by First MTR South Western Trains Limited (Ltd).
Notice Description
Lot Information
Lot 1
Contract for provision of commuter and regional rail passenger services on the UK conventional mainline rail system. These serve the key cities of London, Portsmouth, Southampton and Reading, and extend as far as Bristol, Exeter and Weymouth. Services also operate between Ryde and Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. It is envisaged the services would run between: (a) Ascot to Guildford (b) Brockenhurst to Lymington Pier (c) Portsmouth Harbour to Southampton Central (d) Salisbury to Southampton Central (e) Salisbury to Yeovil Junction (via Westbury and Castle Cary) (f) Eastleigh to Romsey (g) Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin (h) London Waterloo to Weymouth (i) London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour (via Haslemere and Botley) U) London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids (k) London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham, Esher, and Bookham) (I) London Waterloo to Alton (m) London Waterloo to Basingstoke (n) London Waterloo to Hampton Court (o) London Waterloo to Shepperton (via Twickenham and Kingston) (p) London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Kingston (q) London Waterloo to Darking (via Bookham) (r) London Waterloo to Chessington South (s) London Waterloo to Reading (t) London Waterloo to Windsor and Eton Riversde (u) London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Hounslow (v) London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Richmond (w) London Waterloo to Weybridge and Woking (via Brentford and Chertsey) There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated under the South Western National Rail contract. A direct award is now envisaged, in line with the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No.1369).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-044f00
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010630-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award for railway transport
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60200000 - Railway transport services
60210000 - Public transport services by railways
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- railprocurement@dft.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DR
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Vincent Square
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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