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title: "Call off for the Supply of Buses"
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# Call off for the Supply of Buses

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/call-off-for-the-supply-of-buses-ocds-h6vhtk-06cb69). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority: "Call off for the Supply of Buses". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority-GB-PPON-PDBT-6675-QXPN)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKE3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/call-off-for-the-supply-of-buses-ocds-h6vhtk-06cb69#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06cb69`

## 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/call-off-for-the-supply-of-buses-ocds-h6vhtk-06cb69#tl-md)

## Description
The tender supports the Authority's objective to deliver a modern, efficient and future-ready bus fleet that will serve South Yorkshire for the next 15 years as part of its Bus Franchising programme.
Following the further competition process, the Authority intends to enter into (up to) four separate contracts for four different vehicle types as follows:  
i) Electric Double-Deck,  
ii) Electric Single-Deck 
iii) Diesel Double-Deck, and 
iv) Diesel Single-Deck
Suppliers may be awarded more than one vehicle type as part of an awarded contract. 
The awarded contracts provide no guarantee of value or volume, with the specific number of vehicles ordered per vehicle type/contract to be determined on the basis of available funding / operational need.
The contract term includes options for phases one, two and three of Bus Franchising, with delivery extending up to 2030, and with a total potential contract value across all vehicle types/contracts of up to £275m . 
The contracts allow the Authority to procure additional vehicles beyond the initial phase 1 tranche, but there is no obligation to do so.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** i) Electric Double-Deck, and iii) Diesel Double-Deck (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bamford Bus Company Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175784`
  - Value: £275,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/07/2026

- **Award:** ii) Electric Single-Deck (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **PELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES), LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-94815`
  - Value: £275,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/07/2026

- **Award:** iv) Single Deck Diesel (pending)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25821`
  - Value: £275,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066496-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-14T18:14:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:30:05.438Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06cb69