questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2023 to Question 204030 on Avanti West Coast: Contracts, what the (a) time constraints and (b) market conditions were that meant open competition for the contract was 
answerText: A competition for a contract of this nature can take 2 to 3 years once a contract and procurement process has been agreed. When emergency agreements ended there was significant market instability arising from the ongoing impacts of covid and industrial ac...
heading: Avanti West Coast: Contracts