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Published 11 Aug 2025, 12:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Support for Bus Franchising Pilots

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£500,000£600,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025awarded 29 Sept 2025

Awarded to GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

Contract term 6 moends 30 Mar 2026 · starts 6 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this procurement is to commission an external consultant to support the development of new and innovative Franchising Models and support the department with phase 1 of the Bus Franchising and Reform Pilot Programme.

No preliminary market engagement: Not conducted due to timescales

CPV: Financial consultancy services · Transport systems consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 6 Oct 2025 – 30 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UK

66171000 Financial consultancy services 71311200 Transport systems consultancy services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Techincal: 70%
Commercial: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Commercial: All details in attachement 2 of ITT document
Techincal: All details in attachement 2 of ITT document

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Aug 2025, 12:29 BST
Last source update: 7 Apr 2026, 15:08 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 4 Oct 2025
Authority reference: TLOT3072
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047613
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): Financial consultancy servicesTransport systems consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058517 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/026422100198604E313C ↗

Timeline

11 Aug 2025 → 7 Apr 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
11 Aug 2025, 12:29 BST
Submission deadline
5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent393 days ago
29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by387 days ago
4 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts386 days ago
6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends350 days ago
10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published202 days ago
7 Apr 2026, 15:08 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
11 Aug 2025, 12:29 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
30 Oct 2025, 10:39 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
30 Oct 2025, 10:39 GMT
Contract details notice published
11 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract termination notice published
7 Apr 2026, 15:08 BST
UK11

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-08: 1 release · 11 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 8

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP11 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£500,000	29 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP
Signed
30 Oct 2025
Value
£500,000
Period
30 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
terminated
Final value
£500,000
Termination
contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: Not Proportionate

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLTC-5358-LTWZ Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Grant ThorntonAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPLQ-5161-PCVN 8 Finsbury Circus, London, London, EC2M 7EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender7 Apr 2026, 15:08 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender30 Oct 2025, 10:39 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Aug 2025, 12:29 BST