Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 29835

Public Transport: Franchises

Tabled: 6 February 2025

Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating her Department's guidance for local transport authorities to require them to have an alternative dispute resolution when franchising servic

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport published guidance to local authorities on tendering for road passenger transport contracts in 2013. This included advice on dispute resolution. There are no plans to revise that guidance because there are no specific rules or...

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