Jupe, Robert E. (2013) New development: Going off the rails? Rail franchising after the cancellation of the West Coast franchise competition. Public Money & Management, 33 (5). pp. 337-341. ISSN 0954-0962. (doi:10.1080/09540962.2013.817119) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:38437)
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| Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2013.817119 |
Abstract
In August 2012, the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) announced the award of the new West Coast rail franchise to FirstGroup. The incumbent operator, Virgin Rail Group, then launched legal proceedings to challenge the decision. The DfT initially defended the award, but cancelled the franchise competition in October 2012 because it discovered serious errors in the procurement process. This article examines the key issues highlighted by this cancellation, and discusses their implications for the future of rail franchising.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/09540962.2013.817119 |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | Brown franchising review, FirstGroup, rail privatization, Virgin Rail, West Coast franchise |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use) |
| Depositing User: | Tracey Pemble |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2014 15:57 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:14 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/38437 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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