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Rail franchise competition documentation from 2011 and 2012 for the InterCity West Coast rail franchise including the invitation to tender.
Invitation to tender documentation for the East Anglia rail passenger franchise.
Pre-qualification information issued in 2017 for potential bidders of the South Eastern franchise competition.
Details of a comprehensive forward timetable for the re-letting of a number of UK rail franchises.
Invitation to tender documentation for the East Midlands franchise competition.
Information issued in 2017 for potential bidders in the next South Eastern rail franchise competition.
Invitation to tender documentation for the South Eastern rail passenger franchise.
Steps providers should take to prepare to offer approved higher technical qualifications (HTQs).
OJEU notice and pre-qualification documentation from 2011 relating to the reletting of the Essex Thameside rail franchise in 2013.
OJEU notice and pre-qualification documentation for the restarted Essex Thameside rail franchise in 2011.
Application form SIF for an official search of the index of relating franchises and manors.
Sets out Wales and Borders franchise arrangements for funding, services specification and management, and the exercise of operator of last resort duties.
Prospectus issued in 2018 for potential bidders in the Cross Country rail franchise competition.
Invitation to tender documentation issued in 2016 for the South Western rail passenger franchise.
Stakeholder briefing documents from 2005 for the integrated Kent franchise agreement and a 2011 franchise continuation review factsheet.
Draft regulations to implement the franchise measures in the Elections Act 2022, amending the voting rights of EU citizens for elections that use the local government franchise and are reserved to the UK Parliament.
Invitation to tender documentation issued in 2016 for the West Midlands rail passenger franchise competition.
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