Title: The process - a couple of questions Post by: grahame on May 08, 2012, 06:45:32 The invitation to tender is to be issued to the bidders this month. When in the month? Will it be a generally available / published specification?
Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: paul7575 on May 08, 2012, 10:47:04 Previously the ITTs were never published until after the new franchisee was in place. The last government did eventually say that this was going to change though. Perhaps researching the publications associated with last franchise to be awarded, Greater Anglia, might reveal the current routine?
Paul Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: grahame on May 09, 2012, 07:01:47 Previously the ITTs were never published until after the new franchisee was in place. The last government did eventually say that this was going to change though. Perhaps researching the publications associated with last franchise to be awarded, Greater Anglia, might reveal the current routine? Paul Thanks Paul - I'll take a look from an Anglian Angle. Does anyone have any extra feedback / heard anything which might relate specifically to the current franchise process? Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: paul7575 on May 09, 2012, 11:49:55 With a bit of time to spare, I found that a press release on 26 April 2011 included a link to the Greater Anglia ITT, and it was issued about 1 month after the announcement of the shortlisted bidders:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20110426/ So that suggests that the GWML ITT should be issued about 4 weeks from now, assuming similar timings? Paul Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 09, 2012, 18:38:35 Interestingly, the announcement of the shortlisted bidders and publication of the Invitation to Tender for the West Coast Main Line were both on 20 January 2012: see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=10181.0 ;)
Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: JayMac on May 09, 2012, 18:49:33 There was however a delay in the InterCity West Coast re-tendering process due, I believe, to a fupp up by the DfT.
That might explain why the ITT and shortlist were released at the same time. Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: grahame on May 10, 2012, 18:02:16 Interesting feedback, many thanks, folks. Looks like it's worth being prepared to tune any further inputs made to the bidding process in fairly short measure if and when elements of the ITT emerge.
Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: The SprinterMeister on May 12, 2012, 23:06:51 There was however a delay in the InterCity West Coast re-tendering process due, I believe, to a fupp up by the DfT. That might explain why the ITT and shortlist were released at the same time. The delay in the ITT for West Coast was the discovery by Alstom of extra work required in the periodic overhauls in the class 390 fleet. This extra work was deemed suffficient to warrant advising the other bidders of, hence the slight delay. Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: Nickt on May 29, 2012, 18:03:50 Not strictly on topic, but this should offer some insight to FGW's approach to passenger services:
Thorncombe Railway Activities Club's June meeting will feature Andrew Pennington, FGW's Head of Train Planning: A Master Class in Train Planning An introduction to the people and processes that deliver the timetable; hoping to answer the question "why did they do that to my train"? The train plan has to meet many objectives including customer service, operational performance and cost effectiveness. What does "good" look like for a Passenger, an Operator, an Engineer or an Accountant? Is it possible to keep everybody happy all the time? What role do planners have in meeting current industry objectives and how might this emphasis change with the need to deliver industry efficiency targets arising from the McNulty report? This is sure to be a fascinating evening, and a valuable insight for those of us who use FGW services. All are welcome; visitors ^3.00 on the door. Starts 19:30. Thorncombe is in west Dorset, between Chard and Lyme Regis. Full details here: https://sites.google.com/site/traclubsite/ Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 31, 2012, 18:01:30 Hi, Nickt, and a very warm welcome to the Coffee Shop forum! :)
Your invitation to that meeting has certainly raised some interest among the members of the administration team here, although some of us - purely due to the distances involved - are reluctantly unable to attend. However, we do wish you all the best for your 'master class'! ;D Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: Nickt on June 18, 2012, 09:28:50 Hi, Nickt, and a very warm welcome to the Coffee Shop forum! :) Your invitation to that meeting has certainly raised some interest among the members of the administration team here, although some of us - purely due to the distances involved - are reluctantly unable to attend. However, we do wish you all the best for your 'master class'! ;D Thanks Chris. Just a reminder that the visit by Andrew Pennington (Head of Train Planning at FGW) to TRAC is this Wednesday, 20th June. https://sites.google.com/site/traclubsite/ We look forward to welcoming visitors. Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: grahame on June 18, 2012, 10:01:22 Hi, Nick ... I would love to come, but haven't shouted that yet as I'm not sure that I'll be able to get away from home early enough to make it. I checked on public transport - there http://www.wellho.net/pix/tothorncombe.jpg (http://www.wellho.net/pix/tothorncombe.jpg) (asked for arrivals by 19:00) and back http://www.wellho.net/pix/fromthorncombe.jpg (http://www.wellho.net/pix/fromthorncombe.jpg) (asked for departures after 21:00) ... and that's not practical for me (hey, if public transport in the SW was perfect we wouldn't have a forum!) - driving's just under 90 minutes and I'll be there if I can.
Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: Nickt on June 18, 2012, 17:13:01 Hi, Nick ... I would love to come, but haven't shouted that yet as I'm not sure that I'll be able to get away from home early enough to make it. I checked on public transport - there http://www.wellho.net/pix/tothorncombe.jpg (http://www.wellho.net/pix/tothorncombe.jpg) (asked for arrivals by 19:00) and back http://www.wellho.net/pix/fromthorncombe.jpg (http://www.wellho.net/pix/fromthorncombe.jpg) (asked for departures after 21:00) ... and that's not practical for me (hey, if public transport in the SW was perfect we wouldn't have a forum!) - driving's just under 90 minutes and I'll be there if I can. Grahame, you'll be very welcome. It's a fact that Thorncombe is in the middle of deepest Dorset and near impossible for public transport. Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: Nickt on June 21, 2012, 11:57:38 Grahame, you'll be very welcome. It's a fact that Thorncombe is in the middle of deepest Dorset and near impossible for public transport. Thanks to all of those who braved a wet night to visit TRAC at Thorncombe last night, particularly those who haven't attended our meetings before. Andrew Pennington gave a very interesting talk and answered lots of questions about both the Train Planning process and SW issues. And now for something completely different......our next meeting is on 19th September and is entitled "More of Graham's Mis-Spent Youth". https://sites.google.com/site/traclubsite/ Title: Re: The process - a couple of questions Post by: grahame on June 21, 2012, 14:21:57 Thanks to all of those who braved a wet night to visit TRAC at Thorncombe last night ... Sorry I couldn't get there in the end; real shame, but couldn't leave our own customers ... The invitation to tender is to be issued to the bidders this month. When in the month? Will it be a generally available / published specification? Understand that it's not out yet, and perhaps a month away still ... that should probably go in "Rumour Mill". Anyone have anything firmer? This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |