The Pitfalls in Competitive Tendering: Addressing the Risks Revealed by Experience in Australia and Britain

This paper analyzed policy and experiences with competitive tendering in Australia and Britain. The context of this review is the European Commission's proposal to revise Regulation 1191/69, which sets out the terms for public service provision. The proposal would require compulsory competitive tendering wherever public transport receives subsidy or has exclusive operating rights. This paper seeks to provide insight into competitive tendering and to highlight tendering designs that undermine the tendering objectives. The main focus is on passenger rail franchising models and experiences in Britain and Australia.

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• Authors:
  • Kain, Peter
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 43-125
• Monograph Title: Competitive Tendering of Rail Services

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Competition; Franchises; Lessons learned; Policy; Rail transit; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Risk management; Tenders
• Geographic Terms: Australia; United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080723
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9282101436
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 15 2007 10:32AM