Transport written question – answered at on 12 November 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent to date in preparation for the forthcoming award of the Thameslink rail franchise.
The information is as follows:
Technical a dvice
The cost of work done by Atkins, as technical advisers, for TSGN is £416,301. This amount includes VAT, as we expect that VAT will not be recoverable on this contract (this is under review by the Department's VAT team). The cost includes all invoices received to date. There is an estimated £66,000 plus VAT (£79,200) for variation works that have not yet been invoiced. This is not included in the figure given. While further invoices are not expected for this franchise (other than the aforementioned variation), there may be wash up invoices which would increase this cost.
Legal advice
The cost of work done by Eversheds, as legal advisers, for TSGN is £136,080. This amount includes VAT, as VAT is not recoverable on this contract. The cost shown includes an accrual for £56,370 for an invoice that has not yet been received.
Internal costs
The Department has estimated its staff costs to be £664,355 to the end of October 2012.
Further, there are an estimated £15,630 of costs relating to the running of the data site.
The total of costs shown above is £1,232,366.
Costs shown above are subject to being updated, should further information come to light.
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