Official UK procurement notice
Non Franchised Bus and DRT Services
Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTransport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) wishes to implement a DPS from which TfGM will procure Subsidised Services including but not limited to: Network Bus Services, Subsidised Bus Services, Resource Contracts, Demand Response contracts and Metroshuttle contracts. The DPS will provide TfGM with a selection of qualified operators to supply tendered services in areas where there is a social need that is not served by the commercial bus network.
With this being a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) there is no guarantee of any specific amount or type of work being allocated to any of the operators (including the Highest Scoring Supplier).
Please note the tender documents will be made available at procontract.due-north.com ↗ from the 21st November 2024.
All contracts awarded under the DPS will follow further competitions which will commence early 2025.
Only qualified operators that are on the DPS will be invited to participate.
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Events - Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM) (ETM required) - provision of 1 or more…
Events - Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM) (ETM required) - provision of 1 or more Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 and Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information)
Regulations 2023 (PSVAR) (where applicable) compliant buses on a specified day or limited number of specified dates, at different times of the day, where an ETM is required (generally from a single origin to single destination and return).
Lot #2Events, Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM NOT required) - provision of 1 or more Public…
Events, Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM NOT required) - provision of 1 or more Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 and Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information)
Regulations 2023 (PSVAR) (where applicable) compliant buses or coaches on a specified day or limited number of specified dates, at different times of the day, where an ETM (Electronic Ticket Machine) is NOT required (generally from a single origin to single destination and return).
Lot #3Replacement Services - provision of 1 or more Public Service Vehicles Accessibility…
Replacement Services - provision of 1 or more Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 and Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023 (PSVAR) (where applicable) compliant buses or coaches on a specified day or limited number of specified dates, at different times of the day, where an ETM (Electronic Ticket Machine) is NOT required to replace Metrolink or rail services (generally between Station A and Station B via a number of intermediate points).
Lot #4DRT Services - provision of 1 or more Public Service Vehicles Accessibility…
DRT Services - provision of 1 or more Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 and Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023 (PSVAR) (where applicable) compliant minibuses for provision of Demand Responsive Transport services for a specific contract period within specified zones of Greater Manchester in conjunction with the TfGM booking, scheduling and dispatch centre.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- As per documents attached to this notice: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- As per documents attached to this notice: 100
- Price: 0
- “Non Franchised Bus and DRT Services” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Transport for Greater Manchester buys Public road transport services (CPV 6011), and who usually turns up
Transport for Greater Manchester’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Public road transport services (CPV 6011) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North West England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 223 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 10%
2–310% / 60%
4–615% / 20%
7+75% / 10%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Events - Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM) (ETM required) - provision of 1 or more…CPV 60112000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–316%
4–623%
7+60%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Bus (North West) LimitedWorked for this buyer | Schools Bus Franchises Tranche 3notice published Sept 2024 | Package E - Manchester and Trafford A | — | Similar wording and category |
| Jenoptik Traffic Solutions UK LimitedWorked for this buyer | TfGM Spot Speed Camera Requirementnotice published Oct 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £85m5 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £64m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=6 | |
MetrolineLarge | £604m25 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
| £181k2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £151m1 awards in 36m · last 31 months ago | None on file | 41% above n=9 | |
| £34m10 awards in 36m · last 26 months ago | None on file | 28% below n=5 |
Lot #2Events, Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM NOT required) - provision of 1 or more Public…CPV 60112000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–317%
4–621%
7+61%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Bus (North West) LimitedWorked for this buyer | Schools Bus Franchises Tranche 3notice published Sept 2024 | Package E - Manchester and Trafford A | — | Similar wording and category |
| Jenoptik Traffic Solutions UK LimitedWorked for this buyer | TfGM Spot Speed Camera Requirementnotice published Oct 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £85m5 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £64m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=6 | |
MetrolineLarge | £604m25 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
| £181k2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £151m1 awards in 36m · last 31 months ago | None on file | 41% above n=9 | |
| £34m10 awards in 36m · last 26 months ago | None on file | 28% below n=5 |
Lot #3Replacement Services - provision of 1 or more Public Service Vehicles Accessibility…CPV 60112000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–318%
4–620%
7+61%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Bus (North West) LimitedWorked for this buyer | Schools Bus Franchises Tranche 3notice published Sept 2024 | Package D -Trafford | — | Similar wording and category |
| Go North West LimitedWorked for this buyer | Schools Bus Franchises Tranche 3notice published Sept 2024 | Package C - Tameside | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £85m5 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £64m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=6 | |
MetrolineLarge | £604m25 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
| £181k2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £151m1 awards in 36m · last 31 months ago | None on file | 41% above n=9 | |
| £34m10 awards in 36m · last 26 months ago | None on file | 28% below n=5 |
Lot #4DRT Services - provision of 1 or more Public Service Vehicles Accessibility…CPV 60112000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–316%
4–622%
7+61%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Bus (North West) LimitedWorked for this buyer | Schools Bus Franchises Tranche 3notice published Sept 2024 | Package D -Trafford | — | Similar wording and category |
| Go North West LimitedWorked for this buyer | Schools Bus Franchises Tranche 3notice published Sept 2024 | Package C - Tameside | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £85m5 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £64m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=6 | |
MetrolineLarge | £604m25 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Go Ahead GroupLarge | £101m16 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
| £151m1 awards in 36m · last 31 months ago | None on file | 41% above n=9 | |
| £34m10 awards in 36m · last 26 months ago | None on file | 28% below n=5 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Nov 2024, 16:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Nov 2024, 16:03 GMT
- Authority reference
DN745447- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037704- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04bdbbFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Admission period ends
- 1 Jan 2031, 23:55 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Nov 2024 → 1 Jan 2031 · 2 dates- Notice published21 Nov 2024, 16:03 GMT
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Jan 2031, 23:55 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.