Notice Information
Notice Title
Bus Franchising Pilot
Notice Description
The Department for Transport (DfT) has made funding available for Local Transport Authorities looking to understand the options for potential bus franchising or reform available to them. DfT expect the pilot to conclude on 31 March 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5de124ef-c37d-4d7c-9058-a9f776dbaba1
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08968b82-0798-417d-ae2a-7cd7da4979e4
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Kevin Cliffe
- Contact Email
- kevin.cliffe@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1244976154
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ELLESMERE PORT
- Postcode
- CH65 0BE
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Central & Grange
- Westminster Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08968b82-0798-417d-ae2a-7cd7da4979e4
10th October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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