TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group

Department for TransportcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-060d72Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£1.2m

Awarded 07 Apr 2026

Suppliers

8

3 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

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
71311210
79418000
71311200
79413000
71621000
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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technical Capabilityquality60.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%
Pricecost30.00%

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