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Rail Franchise Replacement Process Manual

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Table of contents

  • Change History
  • Document Location
  • Document Owner
  • Revision History
  • Approvals
  • 1. Introduction and Overview
  • 1.1 Purpose
  • 1.2 Objectives
  • 1.3 Process Summary
  • 1.4 The OGC Gateway Process
  • 1.5 Scope of the Franchise Replacement Process Manual
  • 2. Organisation, Staffing and Responsibilities
  • 2.1 Key Staff
  • 2.2 Other Key Staff / Teams
  • 3. Process Overview
  • 3.1 Programme Approval
  • 3.2 Project Initiation
  • 3.3 Outline Base Proposition/Outline Business Case
  • 3.4 Development of Outline Procurement Strategy
  • 3.5 Detailed Base Proposition/Detailed Business Case, Pre-qualification and Preparation of ITT
  • 3.6 Procuring the Contract
  • 3.7 Mobilisation / Transition / Migration and Implementation
  • 3.8 Service Delivery and Benefits Evaluation
  • 4. Governance, Approvals and Reporting
  • 4.1 Project Management
  • 4.2 Project Reporting
  • 4.3 OGC Gateway Reviews
  • 4.4 Approvals Types
  • 5. Risk Management
  • Annex A: Franchise Replacement Process
  • Annex B: Deliverable Products and Responsibility by Gateway Stage

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