---
title: "Contract for West Coast Partnership Rail Services. Currently Operated by First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b41e"
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published: "2023-03-19"
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# Contract for West Coast Partnership Rail Services. Currently Operated by First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b41e

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## Summary

The Department for Transport in the United Kingdom has published a tender for the contract for West Coast Partnership Rail Services. This contract involves providing long-distance rail services serving major cities like London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. The contract is for a duration of 10 years, with a core period of at least 4 years and optional additional periods. The procurement stage is currently at the award phase, with the latest key deadline being the extension of the current arrangements until October 15, 2023.

This rail services contract presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in public transport services by railways. Businesses experienced in operating long-distance rail services catering to leisure, business, and commuter travel would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The contracting authority, the Department for Transport, reserves the right to grant direct awards for the contract, ensuring operational continuity and service provision quality for the coming years.

## 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. In addition the contract may also include provisions to support the planning and preparation of services and works for HS2, for example to minimise disruption to passengers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007932-2023 |
| 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 | 19 Mar 2023 |
| 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 | 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

- 60210000 - Public transport services by railways

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2023 at 21:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007932-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:534166-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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