Early Market Engagement - Second Hand Passenger Transport

Official notice

Authority: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Local council)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)

Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 4 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 7 moends 31 Jul 2026 · starts 2 Jan 2026

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This market test is published by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA/the Authority). In March 2025, the Mayor of South Yorkshire took the decision to take buses back under public control, using the Bus Services Act to franchise services across the region.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This market test is published by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA/the Authority). Further information about the Authority can be found on our website at www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk ↗

In March 2025, the Mayor of South Yorkshire took the decision to take buses back under public control, using the Bus Services Act to franchise services across the region. This decision is part of an overarching vision for a high quality, customer-centric, integrated public transport system across South Yorkshire, focused on the needs of citizens and accountable to them.

As the franchising programme moves forward the authority wishes to understand the market and availability of second hand passenger transport vehicles.

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 7 moSME

Contract period: 2 Jan 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 (7 mo)

Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible

34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
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: 14 Oct 2025, 14:32 BST
Last source update: 14 Oct 2025, 14:32 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065225
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cc61 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

14 Oct 2025 → 2 Jan 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published383 days ago
14 Oct 2025, 14:32 BST
Market engagement368 days ago
29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Further information can be found on ProContract via
procontract.due-north.com ↗
Ref: DN794135
Tender notice expected332 days ago
4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts304 days ago
2 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
14 Oct 2025, 14:32 BST
UK2

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

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDBT-6675-QXPN 11 Broad Street West, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2BQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2025, 14:32 BST