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title: "Contract for West Coast Partnership Rail Services. Currently operated by First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d735"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT"
published: "2021-08-20"
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# Contract for West Coast Partnership Rail Services. Currently operated by First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd

Buyer: THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d735

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## Summary

The Department for Transport is initiating a tender process for the "Contract for West Coast Partnership Rail Services," which involves the provision of long-distance railway transport services across key UK cities such as London, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Glasgow. This procurement is classified under the services category and is currently in the planning stage, with the anticipated contract duration extending up to 10 years, commencing from 16 October 2022. The contract will also encompass services on the upcoming HS2 line. Interested parties are invited to prepare for participation, as the duration of the contract will likely include core and optional terms.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in transport services, particularly those equipped with the capability to deliver expansive rail network operations. Companies engaged in logistics, rail service provision, or those with experience in managing long-distance travel logistics would be particularly suited to compete for this contract. As the contract will support services on HS2, firms with expertise in high-speed rail operations may also find this tender appealing for business growth and expansion into new service areas.

## Notice

Contract for provision of long distance rail services on the UK conventional mainline rail system. They serve the key cities of London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is envisaged the services would run between: (a) London Euston to Lichfield Trent Valley, Crewe, Preston and Glasgow Central; (b) Lichfield Trent Valley to Macclesfield and Manchester Piccadilly; (c) Crewe to Wilmslow and Manchester Piccadilly; (d) Crewe to Chester, Wrexham General and Holyhead; (e) Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street; (f) Preston to Blackpool North; (g) Carlisle to Edinburgh; (h) London Euston to Coventry, Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury; (i) Wolverhampton to Stafford; and (j) Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton, Stafford, Crewe and Glasgow or Edinburgh. There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated on the West Coast Partnership franchise. It is envisaged that the contract would also encompass the provision of rail services on HS2 (initially between Old Oak Common in London and Curzon Street in Birmingham and potentially between London Euston and Crewe), and will also include the performance of services in relation to the planning and preparation of HS2 rail services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020422-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE DEPARTMENT FOR 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60200000 - Railway transport services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2021 at 09:00 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020422-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:534166-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport

## Provenance

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