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title: "West Coast Partnership Shadow Operation"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-43004351-f5f1-4bb8-8fef-a241907a8167"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT"
published: "2018-12-19"
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# West Coast Partnership Shadow Operation

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43004351-f5f1-4bb8-8fef-a241907a8167

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## Summary

The Department of Transport has recently completed a procurement process for the "West Coast Partnership Shadow Operation" project, classified under research and development consultancy services. This project was initiated as a single tender action with Eversheds Sutherland, focusing on ensuring legal coherence in the franchise agreement. The contract, valued at £20,000, is effective from 9 February 2018 to 1 May 2018, with the tender period closing on 8 February 2018.

This tender presents an opportunity for large consultancy firms specialising in legal consultancy or franchising services to engage with the Department of Transport. Companies with expertise in drafting franchise agreements or those that can provide comprehensive legal reviews are well-suited to compete in future procurements of similar nature. Firms wishing to expand their market presence in the public sector should consider their capability to offer similar consultancy services, particularly to government departments.

## Notice

Single Tender Action with Eversheds Sutherland, given their previous experiences of drafting the original franchise template franchise agreement intently this was an overall check of the WCP franchise to test whether we had legal coherence, given the amount new drafting proposed against the template franchise agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e2fc9ee-c0f1-4a92-809f-b5b0825c19db |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Feb 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 9 Feb 2018 - 1 May 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2018 at 10:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e2fc9ee-c0f1-4a92-809f-b5b0825c19db

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e2fc9ee-c0f1-4a92-809f-b5b0825c19db
  19th December 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d9475c8a-4752-47ed-8114-73f4b8ed9ecd
  Award Letter

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