(03 Aug 2025, 3:57 pm)deanmachine wrote I wonder if it was on purpose that GNE didn't bid for these or just completely missed the level everyone else was  bidding at? Did they get many scholars only? I'd imagine losing the Sunderland Connect at the very least is a big loss for them.

Did GNE bid on any of them? To not get even 1 contract and losing the 700 and 701 is this them starting to slim down operations to commercial only in preparation for the “angel network” or is there something else going on further up the Go-Ahead Chain of Command? Do i dare say a easy sell off?