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Bus Franchising - Bus Operator Market Engagement - Non-Anchor Contracts for Phase 2 franchising (2028) and Phase 3 franchising (2029)

Road transport services
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority: "Bus Franchising - Bus Operator Market Engagement - Non-Anchor Contracts for Phase 2 franchising (2028) and Phase 3 franchising (2029)". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
9.1Bids / Report
4.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
PARTNERING HEALTH LIMITEDTop vendor: 98.4% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 36 active published awards; 23 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
PARTNERING HEALTH LIMITED1 win£34,499,418
PUZZLED TRAINING LTD1 win£200,000
FUTURE CONNECT TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LTD1 win£195,000
INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD1 win£57,455
STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED1 win£49,141
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 May 2026, 17:19 BST
Last source update21 May 2026, 17:19 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRoad transport services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069fff
What is being bought
We would like to invite bus operators to attend a 1-to-1 meeting with members of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority's (SYMCA) Bus Franchising Team, either in-person or online, as part of our next round of Bus Franchising operator market engagement. These individual sessions will focus on providing updates and discussing any questions you may have regarding the non-anchor depot contracts for Phase 2 (2028) and Phase 3 (2029).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to planning
    21 May 2026, 17:19 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    21 May 2026, 17:19 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    21 May 2026, 17:19 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    21 May 2026, 17:19 BST
  2. Procedure published
    21 May 2026, 17:19 BST
  3. engagement
    1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    We would like to invite bus operators to attend a 1-to-1 meeting with members of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority's (SYMCA) Bus Franchising Team, either in-person or online, as part of our next round of Bus Franchising operator market engagement. These individual sessions will focus on providing updates and discussing any questions you may have regarding the non-anchor depot contracts for Phase 2 (2028) and Phase 3 (2029). We have dedicated the following 30-minute time slots to meet with bus operators that may be interested in bidding for non-anchor contracts for future phases. Please respond to busfranchising@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk by Monday 1st June 2026 to let us know which slot(s) you are available for, and who we should send an invitation to. Please confirm as many available dates as possible to help us ensure you receive a slot which works for you. Additionally, please advise if you would prefer an in-person meet at SYMCA's office (South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority 11 Broad Street West Sheffield, S1 2BQ ), or an online session via Microsoft Teams. Available slots: Monday 22nd June 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 Tuesday 23rd June 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 Wednesday 24th June 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 Monday 29th June 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 Wednesday 1st July 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 13:45-14:15 15:00-15:30 16:00-16:30 Thursday 2nd July 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 13:45-14:15 15:00-15:30 16:00-16:30 Friday 3rd July 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 13:45-14:15 15:00-15:30 16:00-16:30 If you cannot make any of the above dates or times, please contact us at busfranchising@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk and we will do our best to accommodate you. You will receive a calendar invitation as soon as your session is confirmed, and please expect to meet members of our SYMCA team, which will include our Head of Franchised Network and Procurement Officer as a minimum. Please note - these sessions are to discuss non-anchor contracts for franchising Phases 2 (2028) and 3 (2029) only. We cannot discuss Phase 1 (2027) at this forum and will direct any queries regarding Phase 1 to the formal procurement procedure. All query responses will be recorded and distributed to all bidders as part of the Phase 2 and Phase 3 procurement process once this is live. This is to ensure complete fairness and transparency for all.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDBT-6675-QXPN
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Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published