Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Reform of the rail franchising programme inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 11 Nov 2015 Closed: 12 May 2016 1 report

On 3 October 2012, the Department for Transport cancelled its competition for the InterCity West Coast franchise due to errors in the procurement process. The Committee's inquiry into the matter concluded that the Department's failure to properly manage the competition would cost taxpayers at least £50 million. The Department subsequently paused three further franchise competitions. …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
21st Report - Reform of the rail franchising programme HC 600 12 Feb 2016 0

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
2 Dec 2015 Session View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
18 Jul 2016 Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Transport rel…