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Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators- Release 2

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Deadline
19 days left
October 27, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Open Procedure
Reference
093451-2026
Value
£97,210,340
Location
North East England, United Kingdom
Published
October 01, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

October 02, 2026

Deadline for Questions

October 20, 2026

Submission Deadline

October 27, 2026

Contract Start Date

December 07, 2026

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Budget
£97,210,340
Duration
92 months
Location
North East England
Type
Open Procedure

Original Tender Description

Transport for Wales Rail (TfWRL) are in-housing the co-ordination and management of Rail Replacement Service (RRS) across Wales and Border routes operated by TfWRL within Wales and between Wales and England. Or any such route operated by TfW as may arise in future. This means that all pre-planned and emergency rail replacement services currently provided by coach and bus operators through an aggregator agreement, will be contracted for as services, directly by TfWRL. This procurement also includes the requirement for adhoc travel services to be commissioned via this framework as they arise. Based upon 25/26 Financial year data, approximately 6,000 emergency duties and 21,000 planned duties were delivered by circa 110 different operators. It is currently intended the Open Framework will run for the maximum 8 year term. This procurement relates to the second opening of the Rail Replacement Services Open Framework and provides an opportunity for additional operators to apply for the framework and current operators to update their submissions. Full information of how to do so is included in the ITT pack.

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  • Proven track record in similar projects
  • Financial stability documentation

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