RSSB 2243 - Sustainable Development, Skills & Innovation In Franchising - Value For Money Review

Background • The innovation in Franchising programme has been working with DfT passenger services for 3 years to embed sustainable development, skills and innovation into rail franchising. • In terms of closed competitions this has primarily covered Intercity East Coast, Northern and Trans-Pennine Express. Open competitions include East Anglia. • The work has included both the requirements in the Invitation to Tender and the Franchise Agreements. Objective • The objective of this project is to establish the economic and financial impacts (costs and benefits) of the changes in the ITT and FA that have resulted from the embedding of sustainable development, skills and innovation.