Rolling Stock: Procurement
(asked on 12th July 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2021 to Question 27274 on Rolling Stock: Procurement, what specific assessment he has made of the best value bids for taxpayers of rolling stock ordered since February 2016.
This question was answered on 19th July 2021
Procurement of rolling stock has been undertaken by operators as part of their franchise requirements. As part of their bids, operators would have set out their evidence to demonstrate how they achieve the best value for taxpayers.
The Franchise Agreements can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/transport/rail-franchising.