(04 May 2020, 2:18 pm)Andreos1 wrote I imagine any work which has gone on behind the scenes to prepare bids, will be totally irrelevant now. 
Bids will have been submitted, based on growth, loadings and data which could be way off due to the whole Covid19 thing. 

Saying that, I imagine that would be the case for most tenders won over the last 18 months or so. Regardless of the sector.

Ye, seems a waste now.

It might take them up to a year or more to get back to normal, so ye, i think all the operators will get an automatic extension of their franchises.