Written Question: Rail Maintenance Contracts

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government how many rolling stock Train Service Agreements have been renewed or extended without competitive tendering since July 2024; and what the total annual value of those agreements is.

Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE):

Train operating companies are contracting authorities in their own right and are responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable procurement legislation, including transparency requirements for direct awards.

We do not hold the information centrally in the Department for Transport in the detail requested.