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title: "Provision and Operation of Local Bus Services across South Yorkshire"
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# Provision and Operation of Local Bus Services across South Yorkshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-and-operation-of-local-bus-services-across-south-yorkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6dd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority: "Provision and Operation of Local Bus Services across South Yorkshire". Published status: complete. Published Value: £23,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority-GB-PPON-PDBT-6675-QXPN)
- **Published Value:** £23,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKE3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £6,085,038 (exc. VAT, 3 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-and-operation-of-local-bus-services-across-south-yorkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6dd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f6dd`

## 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/provision-and-operation-of-local-bus-services-across-south-yorkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6dd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-and-operation-of-local-bus-services-across-south-yorkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6dd#participate

## Description
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) are currently seeking tenders from companies who are interested in operating local bus including services in South Yorkshire. Participants are asked to note this opportunity is not the planned franchise opportunities which will be launched in 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60170000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £23,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 11/04/2026 to 04/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Batch 26002 (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ANDREW'S OF TIDESWELL LIMITED, FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED, GLOBE HOLIDAYS LIMITED (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PTCG-7217-HQRV`, `GB-FTS-119481`, `GB-COH:02778802`, `GB-FTS-12931`, `GB-FTS-112744`, `GB-FTS-54606`
  - Value: £2,298,207 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 02/03/2026

- **Award:** Batch 26003: (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **CAWTHORNE'S TRAVEL LTD, FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED, LINCOLNSHIRE ROAD CAR COMPANY LIMITED (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:10397707`, `GB-FTS-119481`, `GB-FTS-12931`, `GB-COH:15672343`, `GB-FTS-112744`, `GB-FTS-54606`
  - Value: £1,748,149 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 02/03/2026

- **Award:** Batch 26004 (pending)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **COOPERS TOURS LIMITED, FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED, LINBURG TOURING LIMITED (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03282132`, `GB-FTS-119481`, `GB-COH:05316511`, `GB-FTS-112743`, `GB-FTS-12931`, `GB-COH:15672343`, `GB-FTS-54608`
  - Value: £2,038,682 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 02/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083434-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-03T20:33:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:32:20.200Z
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