South Western Franchise Agreement
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_____ September 2006 THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT and STAGECOACH SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED SOUTH WESTERN FRANCHISE AGREEMENT incorporating by reference the National Rail Franchise Terms (Second Edition) CONTENTS CLAUSE PAGE 1. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS ............................................................................. 4 2. COMMENCEMENT .......................................................................................................... 5 3. TERM 5 4. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS ................................................................................................ 6 5. SPECIFIC OBLIGATIONS ................................................................................................. 6 6. COMMITTED OBLIGATIONS ......................................................................................... 48 7. SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS ............................................................................................... 48 8. RECALIBRATION OF THE BENCHMARKS ...................................................................... 49 9. DOCUMENTS IN THE AGREED TERMS .......................................................................... 49 10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT ................................................................................................... 49 APPENDIX 1 ........................................................................................................................... 52 Secretary of State Risk Assumptions (Clause 5.1(y)) ................................................. 52 APPENDIX 2 ........................................................................................................................... 53 Target Revenue (expressed in real terms) (Clause 5.1(ae)) ........................................ 53 APPENDIX 3 ........................................................................................................................... 54 The Train Fleet (Clause 5.3) ....................................................................................... 54 APPENDIX 4 ........................................................................................................................... 60 List of Priced Options (Clause 5.14) ........................................................................... 60 Part 1............................................................................................................................ 60 Part 2............................................................................................................................ 70 APPENDIX 5 ........................................................................................................................... 86 Cancellations Benchmark Table (Clause 5.15) ........................................................... 86 APPENDIX 6 ........................................................................................................................... 90 Capacity Benchmark Table (Clause 5.16) ................................................................... 90 APPENDIX 7 ........................................................................................................................... 94 Service Delivery Benchmark Table (Clause 5.17) ...................................................... 94 APPENDIX 8 ........................................................................................................................... 98 Figures for Calculation of Annual Franchise Payments (Clause 5.20) ....................... 98 APPENDIX 9 ........................................................................................................................... 99 List of Key Contracts (Clause 5.24) ............................................................................ 99 APPENDIX 10 ....................................................................................................................... 102 List of Primary Franchise Assets (Clause 5.25) ........................................................ 102 APPENDIX 11 ....................................................................................................................... 105 List of Committed Obligations and Related Provisions (Clause 6) .......................... 105 Part 1 to Appendix 11 ................................................................................................ 105 List of Committed Obligations .................................................................................. 105 Part 2 to Appendix 11 .................................................. 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LD913444/27 (120521-0007) Page 2 Franchise Agreement Part 3 to Appendix 11 ................................................................................................ 164 Late/Non Completion of Committed Obligations ..................................................... 164 APPENDIX 12 ....................................................................................................................... 173 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Clause 7.1) ..................................... 257 APPENDIX 13 ....................................................................................................................... 259 South Western Specific Provisions (Clause 7.2) ....................................................... 259 APPENDIX 14 ....................................................................................................................... 274 Recalibration of the Benchmarks (Clause 8) ............................................................. 274 APPENDIX 15 ...................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. List of Documents in the Agreed Terms (Clause 9) .... Error! Bookmark not defined. LD913444/27 (120521-0007) Page 3 Franchise Agreement THIS AGREEMENT is dated _____ September 2006 BETWEEN (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT, whose principal address is at 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR (the Secretary of State); and (2) STAGECOACH SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED, whose registered office is at Friars Bridge Court, 41-45 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NZ1 (the Franchisee). WHEREAS (A) The Secretary of State wishes to appoint a franchisee to provide railway passenger services within the Franchise and expects his franchisee, on the terms of this Agreement, actively to seek, in all reasonable business ways, greatly improved performance over the Franchise Term from its employees, its Train Fleet and other assets, and from Network Rail and its other suppliers, so as to deliver to the passenger the best railway passenger service that can be obtained from the resources that are available to it. (B) The Franchisee wishes to be appointed as the Secretary of State’s franchisee for the Franchise and intends, on the terms of this Agreement, actively to seek, in all reasonable business ways, greatly improved performance over the Franchise Term from its employees, its Train Fleet and other assets, and from Network Rail and its other suppliers, so as to deliver to the passenger the best railway passenger service that can be obtained from the resources that are available to it. (C) This Agreement has been entered into pursuant to and incorporates by reference the Terms. This Agreement specifies the matters which the Terms require to be addressed in a franchise agreement and which are to be agreed between the parties or prescribed by the Secretary of State, together with any other provisions that the parties have agreed should amend or supplement the Terms. (D) The following provisions of this Agreement are intended to reflect and give effect to the matters referred to in Recitals (A) to (C) inclusive. 1. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS 1.1 In this Agreement: Conditions Precedent Agreement means the agreement between the Secretary of State and the Franchisee of even date herewith specifying certain conditions to be satisfied prior to the issue of a Franchise Commencement Certificate; Terms means the National Rail Franchise Terms (Second Edition), attached to this Agreement. 1.2 The Terms are hereby incorporated by reference in this Agreement. 1.3 This Agreement, the Conditions Precedent Agreement and the Terms together constitute a single agreement, which is a “franchise agreement” for the purposes of the Act. 1 Insert change text wef 25/04/07 LD913444/27 (120521-0007) Page 4 Franchise Agreement 1.4 This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the Terms, for which purpose terms defined therein shall have the same meanings where used in this Agreement, unless this Agreement expressly provides to the contrary. 1.5 If there is any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Terms, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. 2. COMMENCEMENT 2.1 The provisions of the Terms listed in clauses 2.1(a) to 2.1(n) (inclusive) together with such provisions of this Agreement as may be required to give effect to the same, shall take effect and be binding upon each of the Secretary of State and the Franchisee immediately upon signature of this Agreement: (a) paragraph 5.3 of Schedule 1.4 (Passenger Facing Obligations); (b) paragraph 2 of Schedule 2.2 (Security of Access Agreements, Rolling Stock Leases, Station and Depot Leases); (c) paragraph 2 of Schedule 2.3 (Third Party Delivery of Passenger Services and Other Franchisees); (d) Schedule 5.1 (Purpose, Structure and Construction); (e) Schedule 5.3 (Allocation of Fares to Fares Baskets);