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# Tram Replacement Bus Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tram-replacement-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb0b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority: "Tram Replacement Bus Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £186,060. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (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:** £186,060 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKE3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tram-replacement-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb0b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bb0b`

## 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/tram-replacement-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb0b#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/tram-replacement-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb0b#participate

## Description
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) are currently seeking tenders from operators to provide Tram Replacement Bus Services across a number of days and weeks in August 2026.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: YT1 - Cathedral to Woodbourn Road
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60170000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £113,220
- **Description:** The Authority's requirements for this contract are set out below.
This service runs on the following days:
•	Monday to Friday
•	Saturday
•	Sunday
Vehicle Type
Low Floor with 2000 PSV Accessibility Certificate with a minimum capacity of 80.
Further sp...
- **Contract Period:** 07/08/2026 to 26/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: BP1 - Cathedral to Granville Road via Sheffield Station
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60170000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £72,840
- **Description:** Cathedral to Granville Road via Sheffield Station
The Authority's requirements for this contract are set out below.
This service runs on the following days:
•	Monday to Friday
•	Saturday
•	Sunday
Vehicle Type
Low Floor with 2000 PSV Accessibility Cer...
- **Contract Period:** 07/08/2026 to 26/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058940-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-23T12:03:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T07:47:38.207Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bb0b