GWR Direct Award planned for up to six years

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GWR Direct Award planned for up to six years

« on: August 20, 2021, 14:36:30 »

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-western-prior-information-notice

The DfT^» have published a prior information notice for a direct award which is anticipated to be for a duration of between three and six years.


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Re: GWR Direct Award planned for up to six years

« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2021, 15:16:40 »

Fascinating, particularly with the Williams-Shapps Reforms coming.


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Re: GWR Direct Award planned for up to six years

« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2021, 15:49:58 »

Quote from: RichardB on August 20, 2021, 15:16:40

Fascinating, particularly with the Williams-Shapps Reforms coming.

The "details" accompanying that announcement read - in full:

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The prior information notice informs the incumbent train operator that we seek to obtain a Direct Award (DA^▸ ) for up to 6 years.

We are implementing new national rail contracts as part of the transition towards a new commercial model for passenger services outlined in the Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail.

Some other operators got an Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement to follow their EMA, intended to provide this transition to GBR^▸ . GWR^▸ did not; its EMA was extended to the start date of this new on on 26/6/2022. Actually, the only publication of an extension I can find was the first one to 26/6/21, but there must have been a second one as GWR still did not have an ERMA in May this year.


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Re: GWR Direct Award planned for up to six years

« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2021, 08:25:38 »

Quote from: RichardB on August 20, 2021, 15:16:40

Fascinating, particularly with the Williams-Shapps Reforms coming.

This fits in very well with the Williams - Shapps review, especially as GWR^▸ (First) have performed quite well, in comparison to soemToCs. There will be other ToC's that get direct awards some might not get 6 years though.

Not forget GBRailways is not going to be a British Railways, at least initially. GBR^▸ will need time to establish the new model of working so the key will be stability with progressive evolutionary change and not radical revolutionary change.

GBR is not a legal entity yet, that needs time in Parliamentary to amend / change the Railways Act 1993 and 2005 Act and possibly Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003. Hence DfT^» can only extend by direct award


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