South West Trains: Franchises
(asked on 8th July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason he has decided not to proceed with a Direct Award to South West Trains.
This question was answered on 13th July 2015
After discussions with Stagecoach South West Trains (SSWT), it became clear that we were unable to reach agreement for the anticipated Direct Award. Therefore, in order to ensure that passenger benefits are delivered beyond 2017 in a way that achieves best value for taxpayers, the Secretary of State decided to proceed with the full competition.