Contract for lnterCity East Coast rail passenger services. Currently operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) under DfT OLR Holdings Limited (DOHL).

Concepts

• railway transport
• public transport services by railways
• intercity rail passenger services
• lntercity east coast rail passenger services
• dft olr holdings limited
• london north eastern railway limited
• the uk conventional mainline rail system
• lner
• east coast
• rail

Location

he Intercity East Coast rail passenger services link London Kings Cross, the East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside, North East England and Scotland

Description

Contract for provision of intercity rail passenger services on the UK conventional mainline rail system. It is envisaged the services would run between: (a) London and Edinburgh. Some services are extended to Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness (b) London and Leeds. Some services are extended to Bradford, Skipton and Harrogate (c) London and York. Some services are extended to Middlesbrough (d) London and Hull (e) London and Lincoln (f) London and Newcastle There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated under the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) services contract. A direct award is now envisaged, in line with the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 1369).

CPV Codes

• 60200000 - Railway transport services
• 60210000 - Public transport services by railways

Indicators

Other Information

It is anticipated that the contract will include a core period of at least 2 years with discretion for the Secretary of State to determine whether, and if so to what extent, the contract will continue beyond that core term, subject to a maximum contract period of 5 years in total. The competent authority reserves the right not to proceed with the direct award as envisaged or to use an alternative method to procure an operator for the contract. This pre-award publication is published by the competent authority under Regulation 22 of the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 1369), and relates to a direct award of a public service contract concerning transport by rail under Regulation 17(1) of those Regulations. The competent authority reserves the right to amend this notice at any point before the relevant day (as defined in Regulation 22(2) of those Regulations), and to publish a rectification where required to do so.