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# Bus Reform Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-reform-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03bf8e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Bus Reform Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £150,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £150,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Buses and coaches, Public road transport services, Public-service buses, Repair and maintenance services of buses, Road transport services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKE4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03bf8e`

## 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-reform-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03bf8e#tl-md)

## Description
Following her election in May 2021, Mayor Tracy Brabin pledged to ‘bring buses back under public control, introduce simpler fares contactless ticketing and greener buses’. Therefore, in line with exploring different models for delivery (including franchising and enhanced partnership) in June 2021, the Combined Authority issued a Notice of Intent to conduct an assessment of a franchising scheme.
The Combined Authority currently works in collaboration with existing commercial bus operators in West Yorkshire, via the West Yorkshire Bus Alliance, to oversee the delivery of improvements to the region’s bus network. As of April 2022 the Alliance has functioned as an Enhanced Partnership.
The Combined Authority would like to engage with organisations from both inside and outside of our region and further afield to discuss the potential of bus reform and the opportunity of redefining the West Yorkshire bus market for the first time in a generation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34121000, 34121100, 50113000, 60000000, 60100000, 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** We would like to discuss this opportunity with bus operators who operate within West Yorkshire and outside of West Yorkshire currently. We would also like to speak to organisations who are potentially considering entering the market.
In particular we...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011140-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-18T14:54:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T04:28:12.579Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03bf8e