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Railway transport services. Public transport services by railways. The DfT is seeking to appoint an appropriately experienced and qualified person to operate each of the TransPennine Express and Northern rail passenger franchises. Expressions of interest are now being sought from the market for either or both of these franchises. Parties which are successful at being shortlisted for a franchise will receive the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the relevant franchise. It is expected that this will be issued in December 2014 and that the deadline for the submission of tenders will be in April 2015. It is anticipated that each contract will commence in February 2016. The successful bidder for each franchise will be required to enter into a standard form franchise agreement amended as necessary to deal with the specific circumstances of each franchise. Further details of the TransPennine Express and Northern franchises are included in Annex B, and in the Prospectus and pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) documentation for each franchise. Successful PQQ applicants may be expected, as part of the ITT process, to have specific discussions with the DfT about interface issues identified by either the DfT and/or the bidders during the procurement process. Bidders will also be expected to submit, as part of their ITT bid, how they intend to address these interface issues. All applicants should also note that the DfT anticipates that changes to the franchise agreement(s) may be required to deal with any interface issues that arise. The DfT is willing to accept applications from owning groups or consortia to pre-qualify for either or both franchises. Details of the legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded are set out in section III.1.3) of this notice.

TransPennine Express and Northern Rail Franchises.

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