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title: "Bus Reform"
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# Bus Reform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-reform-ocds-h6vhtk-07748a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Bus Reform". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/york-and-north-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000012)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport systems consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-reform-ocds-h6vhtk-07748a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07748a`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-07748a#tl-md)

## Description
YNYCA is seeking input from organisations with relevant experience in delivering a franchising assessment covering the following aspects:
•	Development of the franchise proposal based on the recommendations of the rural franchising pilot, and assessment of that model against other options.
•	Lead on the acquisition of appropriate data from operators, local authorities, partners and other sources to ensure the assessment, including the economic, commercial and financial case, is sufficiently robust.
•	Lead the consultation on the franchise proposal, including managing responses, supporting in the management of stakeholders, supporting in external communications, producing a consultation report and using that work to inform the final recommendation/decision.
•	Any other statutory elements of the franchising assessment set out by the Department for Transport to ensure the assessment is legally compliant.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 28/02/2027 to 27/02/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F088276-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-17T13:22:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:31:59.511Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07748a