TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.2m
Suppliers
8
Lots
1
Published
10 Apr 2026
Description
The Department for Transport is seeking to appoint (“Suppliers”) to establish a group of experts with significant bus franchising expertise in specific areas of the field. The Expert Group members will be responsible for providing technical bus franchising expertise to support Local Authorities throughout the different stages of their bus franchising process. Advisory Group members will also support the DfT to develop and provide best practice through tools and templates and, increase capability and capacity of local transport authorities.
Scope
- Reference
- TLOT10204
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2029
- CPV classifications
- 7131121079418000713112007941300071621000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Capability | — | quality | 60.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Price | — | cost | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.2m
Award date
07 Apr 2026
Contract start
30 Apr 2026
Contract end
30 Apr 2028