Provision of Service Quality Regime (SQR) Inspection Services
Buyer: XC TRAINS LIMITED
- Published
- 9 October 2025
- Place of performance
- UKC
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Documents
- 12
- Notice number
- 063757-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05abb0
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 71630000Technical inspection and testing services
- 79212000Auditing services
- 79311200Survey conduction services
Description
XC Trains Limited (XC) operates passenger rail services over those routes listed within Appendix 2 of the ITP document. XC is a unique operation in that it runs from the Southwest in England to the North of Scotland and is the most extensive rail franchise in Britain, calling at more than 100 stations. XC serves 7 of the 10 largest UK cities with 7 routes radiating from a central hub in Birmingham. The Service Quality Regime (SQR) was set up by the Department for Transport (DfT) to incentivise Train Operating Companies (TOCs) to ensure customer experience standards across the railway network are maintained and improved. The regime is defined in the National Rail Contracts (NRCs) that exist between TOCs and the DfT, including XC's NRC. The NRC sets out the obligations that TOCs have to deliver to ensure compliance with the Contract, and the repercussions if they are not. XC's SQR has been in place since late 2021 and has seen a few changes since it first started. XC is also proud to have helped the DfT trial changes to SQR during this time to pave the way for other TOCs following in the future. THE PROJECT This Procurement is undertaken by XC on behalf of itself, and a successor op…
Official publications
- FTS · 063757-2025 · 9 October 2025
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