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Bus Depot Electrification Programme Tranche 5+

Transport for Greater Manchester

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

14 Aug 2026 at 11:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

27 Jan 2026 at 11:40

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

08 Dec 2025 at 14:45

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

05 Dec 2025 at 16:31

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

05 Dec 2025 at 11:02

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

01 Dec 2025 at 13:28

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for Greater Manchester is procuring a contracting partner for the design and delivery of electrical infrastructure under its Bus Depot Electrification Programme, Tranche 5+. The work covers progressing existing RIBA Stage 2 designs to detailed design at RIBA Stage 4 and delivering the associated construction. Tranche 5 covers bus depots in Wigan and Wythenshawe; potential further programme work concerns three additional depots of similar size. The requirement combines construction works and related services, including high-voltage installation, bus depot or station construction and bus maintenance-related infrastructure. Delivery is in Greater Manchester. TfGM is the buying organisation, and the programme is treated as a utilities contract.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 13 August 2026 following a selective competitive flexible procedure under the utilities regime. Four valid final-stage bids were received, and VEV Services Limited was selected for the single lot. The award is worth £60,000,000 excluding VAT (£72,000,000 including VAT). The awarded contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 14 December 2029, with a future signature milestone due by 1 September 2026. The original estimated value was £65,000,000 excluding VAT (£78,000,000 including VAT), with the lot marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Evaluation weighted quality of delivery at 70% and cost for delivery at 30%. The first stage shortlisted up to six candidates for negotiation, with the intention of appointing one partner.

This outcome indicates demand for contractors able to combine electrical infrastructure design with construction delivery for bus depot electrification. A credible competitor would need to take designs from an early development stage through detailed design and construction, manage high-voltage installations and coordinate infrastructure across multiple depots. The requirement favoured quality of delivery over cost, so demonstrable technical assurance, design management, construction planning and delivery governance would be important alongside competitive pricing. Experience relevant to public transport, bus depots, electric-vehicle infrastructure and associated construction services would strengthen a future response. The successful supplier was an SME, and two of the four final-stage bidders were SMEs, indicating that smaller businesses can compete, although the requirement also attracted large construction and specialist energy-sector organisations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bus Depot Electrification Programme Tranche 5+

Notice Description

This requirement covers the procurement of a suitable contracting partner to develop and deliver proposals for the next tranche of electrical infrastructure requirements, for the TfGM Bus Depot Electrification Programme. TfGM are exploring options to procure a contracting partner to develop and deliver suitable proposals and infrastructure, for Tranche 5 (and potentially Tranche 6) of the Bus Depot Electrification Programme. Currently the design is at RIBA stage 2 and the intention will for the appointed contractor to progress this further to detailed design (RIBA stage 4) through to future construction. Tranche 5 of the TfGM Bus Depot Electrification Programme covers Wigan and Wythenshawe. Tranche 6 projects to be confirmed but is likely to be an additional 3 depots of a similar size.

Planning Information

Further engagement will be dependent on responses received from the Pre-Market Engagement responses.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebf4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077581-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

34144910 - Electric buses

45000000 - Construction work

45213311 - Bus station construction work

45315400 - High voltage installation work

50113200 - Bus maintenance services

60112000 - Public road transport services

60210000 - Public transport services by railways

63712100 - Bus station services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£65,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£65,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
16 Mar 2026Expired
Award Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 14 Dec 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Transport for Greater Manchester
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 3BG
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VEV SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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