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Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots

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Location not published
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Transport for Greater Manchester: "Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTransport for Greater ManchesterScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Transport for Greater Manchester
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Published history for Transport for Greater Manchester. 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
5.9Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 96 active published awards; 8 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published22 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST
Last source update22 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05592c
What is being bought
Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots Description: Following the implementation of Bus Franchising across Greater Manchester. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking Operators to provide bus services for these Small Franchises from March 2027, consisting of the following two lots: Lot 1. Bolton, Bury and Farnworth Small Franchise, estimated Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR amended to 32) one service, i.e. Service 521 will start 19th September 2027. Lot 2. Leigh and Atherton Small Franchise, estimated (PVR amended to 22) one service, i.e., Service 553 will start operation on 19th September 2027.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    22 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    22 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    21 Jul 2025, 18:07 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    21 Jul 2025, 18:07 BST
  6. Published value updated to £90,000,000
    4 Jul 2025, 13:42 BST
  7. Status changed to planning
    4 Jul 2025, 13:42 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    4 Jul 2025, 13:42 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    4 Jul 2025, 13:42 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    22 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST
  2. Award pending
    22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £36,968,000
  3. Award pending
    22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £27,031,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
GO NORTH WEST LIMITED
£36,968,000 · 22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
GO NORTH WEST LIMITED
£27,031,000 · 22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 6 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 6 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 7 (lot 2)
finalStageBids: 7 (lot 2)
smeFinalStageBids: 3 (lot 2)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Transport for Greater Manchester

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNJQ-2746-NWYT
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  • Transport for Greater Manchester
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PNJQ-2746-NWYT
    2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, UKD33, M1 3BG, GB
  • ARRIVA MERSEYSIDE LIMITED
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 01990871 · GB-PPON: PNVM-8592-TQLX
    1 Admiral Way, Sunderland, UKC23, SR3 3XP, GB
  • DIAMOND BUS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 03037228 · GB-PPON: PTWW-4948-MMCY
    Rotala Group Headquarters Cross Quays Business Park, Hallbridge Way, Oldbury, UKG37, B69 3HW, GB
  • FIRST MANCHESTER LIMITED
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 02818607 · GB-PPON: PNMN-2634-DXCR
    The Point, 8th Floor, London, UKI32, W2 1AF, GB
  • GO NORTH WEST LIMITED
    supplier
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 08205871 · GB-PPON: PGTQ-6526-LZLY
    Second Floor 55 Degrees North, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKC22, NE1 6BL, GB
  • GREATER MANCHESTER BUSES SOUTH LIMITED
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 02818654 · GB-PPON: PJBW-1393-PVWW
    One Stockport Exchange, Stockport, UKD35, SK1 3SW, GB
  • HUYTON TRAVEL LIMITED
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 01978539 · GB-PPON: PLHC-8483-GRGN
    Harrington House 25 High Street, Northampton, UKF25, NN6 9NU, GB
  • ROSSENDALE TRANSPORT LIMITED
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 02004970 · GB-PPON: PXMJ-3258-YQDH
    Prospect Park, Harrogate, UKE22, HG2 7NY, GB
  • WARRINGTON BOROUGH TRANSPORT LIMITED
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 01990371 · GB-PPON: PQGN-7227-VXNJ
    Warrington's Own Buses, Warrington, UKD61, WA2 7NT, GB
Award and contract changes
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