Dear Mr Kearney

Our Ref:         FOI-0559-2122

Thank you for your request received on 19 June 2021 asking for a copy of
the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement between First Group TOL and
TfL executed on 16 November 2017.

Your request will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.

A response will be sent to you by 19 July 2021. We publish a substantial
range of information on our website on subjects including operational
performance, contracts, expenditure, journey data, governance and our
financial performance. This includes data which is frequently asked for in
FOI requests or other public queries. Please check
[1]http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transpar... to see if this helps you.

We will publish anonymised versions of requests and responses on the
[2]www.tfl.gov.uk website. We will not publish your name and we will send
a copy of the response to you before it is published on our website.

In the meantime, if you would like to discuss this matter further, please
do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob

Senior FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

[3][TfL request email]

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Dear Mr Kearney

Our Ref:         FOI-0559-2122

Thank you for your request received on 19 June 2021 asking for a copy of
the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement between First Group TOL and
TfL executed on 16 November 2017.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can
confirm we do hold the information you require.

A copy of the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement between First Group
TOL and TfL executed on 16 November 2017 is available on the TfL website:

[1]http://content.tfl.gov.uk/croydon-agreem...

A copy of the cover sheet and execution are available on the GLA website:

[2]https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2021...

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply
you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible
to you elsewhere.

In addition, in accordance with the FOI Act, some financial information
has been redacted from the published contract as it is subject to a
statutory exemption to the right of access to information under section
43(2). In this instance the exemption has been applied as disclosure would
be likely to prejudice our commercial interests.

Prejudice would be likely to occur when we retender this contract in the
future. The redacted figures relate to commercial margins and corporate
insurance indemnity limits, disclosure could hinder our ability to
negotiate the best value for money for similar services in the future.

The use of this exemption is subject to an assessment of the public
interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. TfL
recognises the need for openness and transparency by public authorities
but in this instance the public interest in ensuring that TfL is able to
obtain the best value for public money outweighs the general public
interest in increasing transparency of our processes.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable
to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to
appeal.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob

Senior FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

[3][TfL request email]

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