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Demand Responsive Transport Pilot

Buyer: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority →

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BuyerSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
StatusAwarded
Deadline2 Mar 2026
Value£800,000
Published30 Mar 2026

What is being bought

The opportunity is for an organisation to supply and operate the software for and run a pilot for a Demand Responsive Transport scheme across Rotherham and Doncaster

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Demand Responsive Transport Scheme

Statuspending
Value£630,394
Contract periodFrom 13 Apr 2026 to 31 Aug 2027

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e240
Latest release ID028817-2026
Latest release timestampMon Mar 30 2026 00:45:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009713-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
30 Mar 2026award, contract028817-2026
3 Feb 2026tender009713-2026
17 Nov 2025planning074308-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "David.Nichols@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "074308-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074308-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-11-17T11:04:08Z"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-11-21T23:59:59Z",
        "description": "Date: Wednesday 26th November 2025\nTime: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.\nLocation: MS Teams\n10:00-11:00: SYMCA to talk through an introduction & \nBackground to the works and to present a slide deck to potential suppliers.\n11:00-12:00: Q&A for potential providers.\nPlease confirm your attendance by replying to the e-mail address provided below before 12 noon on 21st November 2025.\nContracting Authority\nSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA): \nEmail: Bethany.Lund@SouthYorkshire-ca.gov.uk\nWebsite: https://www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk"
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}