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OJEU notice and pre-qualification documentation for the restarted Essex Thameside rail franchise in 2011.
Sets out Wales and Borders franchise arrangements for funding, services specification and management, and the exercise of operator of last resort duties.
Aims of the UK rail franchising programme and what we expect from our franchise operators.
Applicant questions and DfT responses relating to the InterCity East Coast franchise.
Pre-qualification documentation issued in 2014 for bidders in the TransPennine Express franchise competition.
Pre-qualification information issued in 2015 for bidders in the South Western franchise competition.
OJEU notice and pre-qualification documentation from 2011 relating to the reletting of the Essex Thameside rail franchise in 2013.
Information issued in 2017 for potential bidders in the next South Eastern rail franchise competition.
Produced in 2013 to give further information to potential bidders about the InterCity East Coast rail franchise competition.
The pre-qualification questionnaire and pre-qualification process document issued in 2014 for bidders in the Northern franchise competition.
The Rail Franchise Advisory Panel supports the department's rail franchising programme.
Invitation to tender documentation issued in 2016 for the West Midlands rail passenger franchise competition.
Invitation to tender documentation for the East Midlands franchise competition.
Stakeholder briefing documents from 2005 for the integrated Kent franchise agreement and a 2011 franchise continuation review factsheet.
Gives further information to potential bidders in 2014 about the Northern franchise competition.
Pre-qualification information issued in 2015 for potential bidders in the West Midlands franchise competition.
Pre-qualification information issued in 2016 for potential bidders in the West Coast Partnership rail franchise competition.
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