Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b96-1b6d-71b6-8453-a7aacb13f977/contract-for-west-coast-partnership-rail-services-currently-operated-by-first-t closed GB open procedure # Contract for West Coast Partnership rail services. Currently operated by First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited [The Department for Transport](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-department-for-transport) Estimated value Not stated Published 7 Oct 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Contract for provision of long distance rail services on the UK conventional mainline rail system. They serve the key cities of London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is envisaged the services would run between: - London Euston to Lichfield Trent Valley, Crewe, Preston and Glasgow Central; - Lichfield Trent Valley to Macclesfield and Manchester Piccadilly; - Crewe to Wilmslow and Manchester Piccadilly; - Crewe to Chester, Wrexham General and Holyhead; - Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street; - Preston to Blackpool North; - Carlisle to Edinburgh; - London Euston to Coventry, Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury; - Wolverhampton to Stafford; and - Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton, Stafford, Crewe and Glasgow or Edinburgh There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated on the West Coast Partnership Franchise. In addition the contract may also include provisions to support the planning and preparation of services and works for HS2, for example to minimise disruption to passengers. ## CPV classification Public transport services by railways Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0373b4-2022-10-07T10:02:14+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0373b4-2022-10-07T10:02:14+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile The Department for Transport: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-department-for-transport) [Sector More Transport services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-services) ## More tenders like this [Public road transport services – Обществен превоз на пътници по автобусни линии от утвърдените общинска и областна транспортна схема от квотата на Община Болярово по обособени позиции · ОБЩИНА БОЛЯРОВО · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cce6-722c-8b81-3fb338df4c16/bulgaria-public-road-transport-services-obshhestven-prevoz-na-pietnici-po-avtob) [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Freigestellter Schülerverkehr 2026 - Los 1 (32 Teillose) · Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald - Der Landrat · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-705c-730e-9638-a182878a38db/germany-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-freigestellter-sch) [Public road transport services – Διακήρυξη Ανοικτού Δημόσιου Διαγωνισμού για την ανάθεση του αποκλειστικού δικαιώματος εκτέλεσης δημόσιων τακτικών \[αστικών / υπεραστικών\] οδικών μεταφορών επιβατών με λεωφορεία στην Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων με σύμβαση παραχώρησης δημόσιας υπηρεσίας σύμφωνα με τον Κανονισμό 1370/2007 ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΥΠΟΔΟΜΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΩΝ 35 days left 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7386-725f-9e3d-7aac2f9800da/greece-public-road-transport-services-diakiriksi-anoiktou-dimosioy-diaghonismo) [Public road transport services – 7. Vergabeverfahren 2026 (Regiobus Telfs) · Verkehrsverbund Tirol GesmbH · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7d90-70a9-b2c1-026905abc450/austria-public-road-transport-services-7-vergabeverfahren-2026-regiobus-te) [Aerial and related services – Flugzieldarstellung Learjet · Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6734-7381-b767-cb7cf02aaa43/germany-aerial-and-related-services-flugzieldarstellung-learjet) [Shipping operations – Prestations de collecte en mer et de transfert des sargasses fraîches, sur le territoire de la Martinique · GIP Sargasses - Prévention et Gestion des Sargasses en Martinique · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-72d9-7111-963d-9bc3b2beabd5/france-shipping-operations-prestations-de-collecte-en-mer-et-de-transfert-de)