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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-north-west-greater-manchester-small-franchises-2-lots-ocds-h6vhtk-05592c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for Greater Manchester: "Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots". Published status: complete. Published Value: £90,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for Greater Manchester](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-greater-manchester-coh-05868101)
- **Published Value:** £90,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £63,999,000 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 11 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-north-west-greater-manchester-small-franchises-2-lots-ocds-h6vhtk-05592c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05592c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-north-west-greater-manchester-small-franchises-2-lots-ocds-h6vhtk-05592c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FRegister.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-north-west-greater-manchester-small-franchises-2-lots-ocds-h6vhtk-05592c#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Bolton, Bury, Farnworth Small Franchise
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £51,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 07/03/2027 to 18/08/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Leigh and Atherton Small Franchise
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £39,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 07/03/2027 to 18/08/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **GO NORTH WEST LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-99276`
  - Value: £36,968,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/07/2026

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **GO NORTH WEST LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-99276`
  - Value: £27,031,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/07/2026

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £36,968,000
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2026

- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £27,031,000
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041797-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-30T13:55:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:40:42.736Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05592c