Official UK procurement notice
AccessBus Service Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement description5 Lots covering the districts of West Yorkshire - Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. To provide AccessBus services to the public of the region.
- No preliminary market engagement: Aligned procurement with Bus Franchising.
CPV: Public road transport services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£14,400,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1BradfordRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
Lot 1 of 5. Bradford 3 year initial contract for AccessBus services.
Lot #2CalderdaleRenewalPublished value£1,320,000
Lot 2 of 5. 3 year initial contract for AccessBus services.
Lot #3KirkleesRenewalPublished value£1,680,000
Lot 3 of 5. 3 year initial contract for AccessBus services.
Lot #4LeedsRenewalPublished value£6,120,000
Lot 4 of 5. 3 year initial contract for AccessBus services.
Lot #5WakefieldRenewalPublished value£2,280,000
Lot 5 of 5. 3 year initial contract for AccessBus services.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: 50%
- Quality: 50%
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
112030- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085479- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5daFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published47 days ago9 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
- Clarification questions by33 days ago23 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 days ago7 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 34 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 155 days1 Apr 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Sept 2026, 15:32 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender