Rolling Stock: Procurement
(asked on 2nd April 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how (a) gross value added and (b) wider economic benefit is assessed in the awarding of rolling stock contracts; and what weighting those two things are given in the tender or awarding process.
This question was answered on 9th April 2019
Rolling stock procurement is undertaken through fair and open competition, usually by train operators as part of their franchise commitments.