Official UK procurement notice
West Yorkshire Combined Authority Bus Reform Programme
Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing her election in May 2021, Mayor Tracy Brabin pledged to ‘bring buses back under public control, introduce simpler fares contactless ticketing and greener buses’. Therefore, in line with exploring different models for delivery (including franchising and enhanced partnership) in June 2021, the Combined Authority issued a Notice of Intent to conduct an assessment of a franchising scheme.
The Combined Authority currently works in collaboration with existing commercial bus operators in West Yorkshire, via the West Yorkshire Bus Alliance, to oversee the delivery of improvements to the region’s bus network. As of April 2022 the Alliance has functioned as an Enhanced Partnership.
The Combined Authority would like to engage with organisations from both inside and outside of our region and further afield to discuss the potential of bus reform and the opportunity of redefining the West Yorkshire bus market for the first time in a generation.
CPV: Buses and coaches · Public road transport services · Public-service buses · Repair and maintenance services of buses · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The CA is seeking to gain an understanding of the current and future market position…Planned
The CA is seeking to gain an understanding of the current and future market position for the provision of zero-emission buses (mixture of single/double decker vehicles, electric/potential for hydrogen). It is anticipated that delivery and operation of vehicles would commence circa March 2026 and the requirement would be for 800-900 vehicles via a rolling programme of delivery each year until the required number of vehicle assets is reached.
We require bidders to complete a Market Engagement Feedback questionnaire, if you would be interested in completing this please contact Lauren Robinson [email protected] to request a copy of the questionnaire
Deadline for responses to this questionnaire is Monday 08th July
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 24 Jun 2024, 11:04 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2024, 11:04 BST
- Authority reference
LR CA Bus Reform- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019265- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047212Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Jun 2024 → 28 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published24 Jun 2024, 11:04 BST
- Tender notice expected28 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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