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Electrification Works at Huddersfield Depot

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

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01 Sep 2026 at 12:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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21 Aug 2026 at 18:58

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Yorkshire Combined Authority is procuring electrical installation and engineering works to electrify Huddersfield Depot. The works include electrical wiring and fitting, electricity supply installations and associated electrical engineering installation work. The purpose is to enable electric buses to operate from the depot as part of the Weaver Network and the West Yorkshire bus franchising scheme, supporting local bus services and the Authority’s wider air-quality and transport objectives. The depot works are to be funded through the Joint Air Quality Unit and West Yorkshire Transport Fund. The work will take place at Huddersfield Depot in West Yorkshire. First West Yorkshire Limited is the bus operator involved and the organisation selected to deliver the works.

This procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to First West Yorkshire Limited. The award date was 27 August 2026, for £10,550,368 including tax, in a single lot. The contract period is from 14 September 2026 to 14 May 2027. A standstill period runs until 10 September 2026, with signature scheduled by 12 September 2026. The Authority used a direct award because First has exclusive rights to occupy or access Huddersfield Depot, either as owner or through rights connected with continuing bus operations. It concluded that no other supplier could deliver the works at this site and that alternative locations would not meet the franchising strategy. The procurement is above the applicable threshold.

This outcome demonstrates demand for substantial depot electrification linked to bus franchising and the transition to electric bus operations. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this kind would need proven capability in depot electrification, electrical engineering, wiring, fitting and electricity supply infrastructure. Experience of designing and delivering works in operational bus depots would be important, particularly where access, occupation rights and continuity of transport services constrain delivery. Credible competitors would also need the capacity to manage a major, technically integrated works package and understand the infrastructure requirements of electric bus fleets. Familiarity with public-sector procurement and the delivery expectations associated with transport decarbonisation and air-quality funding would strengthen their position when this buyer next requires comparable work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Electrification Works at Huddersfield Depot

Notice Description

As part of the introduction of the Weaver Network in West Yorkshire, the Combined Authority intends that electric buses will operate from the Huddersfield Depot for the purposes of providing local services under the West Yorkshire bus franchising scheme. The Combined Authority is currently negotiating purchase of depots, but the Operator is likely to have exclusive access to the depot prior to franchised services commencing and the Combined Authority requires that the Operator procure the electrification works at the Depot to be in place prior to that. As a result, the Combined Authority intends to fund the electrification of the depot from the Joint Air Quality Unit and West Yorkshire Transport Fund. Whilst the Combined Authority has agreed to grant fund this electrification, it acknowledges that, as the works will ultimately benefit the Combined Authority the funding agreement could be viewed as a Works contract, and therefore the Combined Authority has chosen to comply with the Procurement Act 2023 in procuring the funding and delivery of these Works. The works consist of Electrification works. Direct award justification Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights At the point of award and commencement of works, First will have exclusive rights in respect of access to the depot, either as owner of the depot, or, where First has sold the depot to the Combined Authority, through its rights of quiet enjoyment to deliver its bus services prior to the introduction of franchising. As a result, the Combined Authority is unable to procure the Works at the depot from any other party, due to First's exclusive rights of occupation. Whilst the Combined Authority has considered whether the Works can be delivered at other locations this will not achieve the overall franchising strategy of the Combined Authority which requires certain strategic depots to be electrified. Delaying the works until the Combined Authority has greater control over the depot would mean that electrification was not delivered by the time franchised services commenced and would therefore fail to deliver the Combined Authority's policy objectives for the procurement. As a result, the Combined Authority therefore intend to direct award in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that First's exclusive rights mean that they are the only party that can deliver the Works, and there are not viable alternatives to deliver of the Works at this site.

Procurement Information

At the point of award and commencement of works, First will have exclusive rights in respect of access to the depot, either as owner of the depot, or, where First has sold the depot to the Combined Authority, through its rights of quiet enjoyment to deliver its bus services prior to the introduction of franchising. As a result, the Combined Authority is unable to procure the Works at the depot from any other party, due to First's exclusive rights of occupation. Whilst the Combined Authority has considered whether the Works can be delivered at other locations this will not achieve the overall franchising strategy of the Combined Authority which requires certain strategic depots to be electrified. Delaying the works until the Combined Authority has greater control over the depot would mean that electrification was not delivered by the time franchised services commenced and would therefore fail to deliver the Combined Authority's policy objectives for the procurement. As a result, the Combined Authority therefore intend to direct award in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that First's exclusive rights mean that they are the only party that can deliver the Works, and there are not viable alternatives to deliver of the Works at this site.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea02
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082606-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45310000 - Electrical installation work

45311000 - Electrical wiring and fitting work

45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works

45315300 - Electricity supply installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£10,550,368 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 14 May 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 2DE
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

First West Yorkshire Limited

Further Information

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