The transport secretary found there were "significant technical flaws" in the bidding process because of mistakes by Department for Transport staff and three civil servants were suspended.

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The High Court ruled Transport for London's process in introducing the ban "was procedurally unfair".

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An independent report, published on Thursday said there were "serious problems" and "unacceptable flaws" in the Department for Transport's tendering process.

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He also called for Daniel Farr, who set up the online petition asking the Department for Transport to "force" First to reduce its charges, to be included in the process.

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The council is in the process of submitting a funding bid for the replacement of the bridge to the Department for Transport.

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Scotland's Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Transport, Lewis Macdonald, said the four-week consultation process was an "important milestone" in the tendering process.

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