Road

The Government has set out the need for greater transparency in public expenditure.

This system allows us to publish notices, pre-qualification questionnaires and invitations to tender online, and allows potential suppliers to submit any queries and their responses electronically.

The Government's policy on creating opportunities for SMEs and third sector organisations is to encourage and support these organisations to compete for public sector contracts where this is consistent with value for money policy and the UK regulations, EU Procurement Directives and our obligations under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

To ensure that we get value for money we need to have our requirements open to the appropriate level of competition.

Although the UK has now left the EU, most legislation emanating from the rail packages continues to be in force subject to amendments introduced by "EU exit" regulations. This is referred to as "retained EU law" in the EU Withdrawal Act.

Our role is to monitor progress by infrastructure controllers, working with the local highway authorities completing detailed risk assessments and any necessary improvements to further reduce incursion risk at vulnerable sites.

Our business plan summarises what we aim to achieve every year and provides detail around our strategic objectives.

Our safety and economic functions are driven by legislation, and we are accountable to Parliament and the public.

Speeches and articles provide an opportunity to keep in touch with our stakeholders and members of the public – and to ensure that our activities remain transparent and accountable. This will help to ensure that the sector understands what the regulator requires and continues to provide ever-improving value for customers, funders and taxpayers. Our five latest speeches and articles are shown below

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