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Official procurement procedure
TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£1,200,000
Submission deadline 5 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Transport: "TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group". Published status: complete. Published value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Department for Transport | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 5 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,200,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Transport
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department for Transport. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
8.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Niblock (Builders) LtdTop vendor: 37.3% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 102 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Niblock (Builders) Ltd | 2 wins | £778,321 |
| Chatham Historic Dockyard | 1 win | £500,000 |
| Premier Workspace Ltd | 1 win | £250,000 |
| Stonegrove Limited | 1 win | £171,310 |
| Niblock (Builders) Ltd | 1 win | £108,358 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Transport | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published10 Apr 2026, 12:59 BST | Last source update10 Apr 2026, 12:59 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060d72 | ||
What is being bought
The Department for Transport is seeking to appoint (“Suppliers”) to establish a group of experts with significant bus franchising expertise in specific areas of the field. The Expert Group members will be responsible for providing technical bus franchising expertise to support Local Authorities throughout the different stages of their bus franchising process. Advisory Group members will also support the DfT to develop and provide best practice through tools and templates and, increase capability and capacity of local transport authorities.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
10 Apr 2026, 12:59 BST - Status changed to complete
10 Apr 2026, 12:59 BST - Official notice release published
10 Apr 2026, 12:59 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
10 Apr 2026, 12:59 BST - Published value updated to £1,200,000
23 Jan 2026, 14:13 GMT - Status changed to active
23 Jan 2026, 14:13 GMT - Official notice release published
23 Jan 2026, 14:13 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 5 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
23 Jan 2026, 14:13 GMT - Buyer information updated
23 Jan 2026, 14:13 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
10 Apr 2026, 12:59 BST - Submission deadline
5 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT - Award pending
8 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,200,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards GRANT THORNTON UK LLP, JACOBS U.K. LIMITED, NORTHSTAR CONSULTANCY LIMITED, OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED, REBEL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS & OPERATIONS UK LTD, SYSTRA, Steere Davies and Gleave, WALNUTWORKS LTD £1,200,000 · 8 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 19 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 19 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 10 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Department for Transport
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZAward and contract changes
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