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# Rural Bus Franchising Studies

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-bus-franchising-studies-ocds-h6vhtk-05f603). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Rural Bus Franchising Studies". Published status: complete. Published Value: £450,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: yortender.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/york-and-north-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000012)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport systems consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE, UKE2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £450,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-bus-franchising-studies-ocds-h6vhtk-05f603#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f603`

## 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/rural-bus-franchising-studies-ocds-h6vhtk-05f603#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [yortender.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyortender.eu-supply.com%2Flogin.asp%3FB%3DYORTENDER)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-bus-franchising-studies-ocds-h6vhtk-05f603#participate

## Description
The key elements and strategic objectives of the Project are:
•
Our plans for rural bus franchising pilots are framed in the context of other work that the
Combined Authority is already progressing in partnership with our local authority partners.
A Bus Reform Scoping study, which is taking a high-level view of all bus reform options
open to the Combined Authority in order to improve bus services in our area. This scoping
work will provide important context for the rural franchising pilots, which will examine
franchising options in more detail and with a more defined spatial context.
•
A Bus Network Review, which is comparing our current network against a sliding scale of
customer expectations in order to identify gaps in provision, many of which will exist in our
rural areas.
•
A review of our existing Enhanced Partnerships, and the preparation of a new Bus
Service Improvement Plan, exploring and maximising what the current bus partnership
model can deliver, working hand in hand with bus operators to secure immediate
improvements to the bus offer.
•
The scope for each of the five pilot studies is therefore to build on these ongoing
workstreams and explore the role that bus franchising models can play in delivering better
bus services. We strongly believe that the way to do this is:
•
Examining different bus franchising models in the context of particular rural geographies
in our Combined Authority area, including the additional opportunities afforded by the new
Bus Services Act.
•
Conducting these examinations working hand in hand with local stakeholders that are, or
represent, people actually using the bus, or would use the bus if the service better met
their needs and using the knowledge and expertise of the local bus operators.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: York to Selby Corridor study
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £90,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2027

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Scarborough Coastal Communities study
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £90,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2027

### Lot 3: Lot 3: North York Moors National Park study
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £90,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2027

### Lot 4: Lot 4: Yorkshire Dales National Park study
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £90,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2027

### Lot 5: Lot 5: Richmondshire and Northallerton study
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £90,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Rural Bus Franchising Studies (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Haskoning UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185779`
  - Value: £450,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £450,000
  - Signed Date: 07/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083016-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-21T13:20:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T07:33:24.255Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f603