Stale Pre-tender

West Yorkshire Bus Franchising - Round 2 Opportunities

Details

Buyer: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Topic: Public road transport services
Published: 1 April 2025
Submission: 5 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

A decision was made on the 14th of March 2024 by Tracy Brabin, the Mayor of West Yorkshire, to bring buses back under local control in the biggest shake-up of the region's transport network in decades. Since that decision, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has continued to engage with bus operators and prepare for the transition to franchising. Contracts for Round 1 are expected to be awarded in August 2026, with Round 2 scheduled to launch in early July 2026. The previous notice indicated that the franchising programme would be delivered through nine geographic baskets of contracts. The first three baskets are currently being evaluated, and WYCA is now preparing to launch the procurement process for the next three baskets, each comprising a varying number of contracts depending on size and operational complexity.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published1 April 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

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Relevant CPV codes

60112000 · Public road transport services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-yorkshire-combined-authority.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-yorkshire-combined-authority.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-yorkshire-combined-authority.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-yorkshire-combined-authority.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-yorkshire-combined-authority.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-yorkshire-combined-authority.gov