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Guidelines about the rail franchise competition process used by Department for Transport staff and advisers.
Sets out arrangements for franchise provision delivered by alternative providers within higher education in England.
Rail franchise operational performance figures and benchmarks allowing us, if the franchise falls below these levels, to take action.
Further information about the franchise competition high level process map.
First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government
The rail franchising schedule.
Documents concerning the Department for Transport's rail franchise competitions up to the October 2012 pause in franchising.
Information released to potential bidders in 2016 for the East Midlands rail franchise competition.
Seeks views on our proposed approach for securing Great Western franchised rail services when the current franchise award ends in 2015.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Employment Tribunal decision.
Seeks views on the rail franchises specifications to be provided for the TransPennine Express and Northern in February 2016.
A ticketless travel survey undertaken to inform the development of the South Central rail franchise specification.
The CMA has published its response to the Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising Consultation.
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