Financing of new Rolling Stock for Southeastern and associated introduction costs
What the buyer wrote
The overall objective of this procurement is cost reduction and cost avoidance, through securing the best medium and long-term value fleet solution for the benefit of taxpayers, the Department for Transport, Southeastern and ultimately, Southeastern's customers. We believe that this objective can be secured by procuring new trains to replace a significant quantity of Southeastern's ageing fleet and therefore avoiding the escalating maintenance, repair and leasing costs To meet this objective, the new fleet must be manufactured and introduced into full operational service by October 2027 The quantity of vehicles in the core order will be between 350 and 570, with an option for up to 70 addit…
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Financing of new Rolling Stock for Southeastern and associated introduction costs
- How they are buying
- Advertised, then negotiatedThe buyer talked terms with bidders rather than taking fixed offers.
- Type
- services
- Where
- in the South East
- Kind of work
- Management consultancy
Who the buyer named
Tim Stockford was the named contact on this notice.