Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2019 to Question 245683 on Rolling Stock: Procurement, what the relevant evaluation criteria are in such Government-led procurement exercises.

The current procurement of rolling stock for HS2 is being conducted by HS2 Ltd in line with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The evaluation process takes into account technical quality, deliverability (including wider benefits) and overall whole life value. The evaluation processes for the earlier procurements of Thameslink and Intercity Express Trains undertaken by the Department for Transport are both described in the Invitation to Tender documents, both of which are available in the National Archives.