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Written question asked by Andy McDonald (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 May 2019. It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 13 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


East Midlands Rail Franchise

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all three bids for the East Midlands franchise were non-compliant.

Answer

It was a fair, open competition and Abellio provided the best bid for passengers, in which it demonstrated that it will not only meet but exceed the Department’s specifications

In complex procurement processes such as this, it is a matter of course that there may be small technical non-compliances. These include, for example, incorrect font sizes or submitting bids in the wrong format. This does not constitute a material non-compliance which would affect the compliance of the bid as a whole.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
250032
Session
2017-19
Related items
East Midlands Rail Franchise
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
East Midlands rail franchise
Link
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