Bus Franchising West Yorkshire - Round 1

Official notice

Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Planned pipeline value£72,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 2 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 8 yrsends 1 Apr 2034 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Franchised Bus Services in West Yorkshire - Zone/Lot 1A & 1B - Leeds 3 Large Lot & Small Lot - Zone/Lot 2A & 2B - Heavy Woolen Large Lot & Small Lot - Zone/Lot 3A & 3B - Kirklees Large Lot & Small Lot

CPV: Public road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 8 yrs

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2034 (8 yrs)

60112000 Public road transport services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: 23 May 2025, 17:05 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 17:05 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-027035
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Public road transport services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0524c2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 17:05 BST
Tender notice expected388 days ago
2 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts207 days ago
1 Apr 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 17:05 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHYG-7328-ZLQJ Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 2DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 17:05 BST