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Published 15 Oct 2025, 09:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bus Operator Franchising Workshop

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This workshop forms a critical part of the Bus Franchising Implementation Pathways Review work being chaired by Leon Daniels OBE with consultancy support from Steer. The session, chaired by Leon Daniels OBE, is intended to provide an opportunity for bus operators and community transport providers to input their knowledge and views to the review work, providing information on experience in the local area and its challenges, information on operating in different contracting environments and best practice elsewhere.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This workshop forms a critical part of the Bus Franchising Implementation Pathways Review work being chaired by Leon Daniels OBE with consultancy support from Steer.

The session, chaired by Leon Daniels OBE, is intended to provide an opportunity for bus operators and community transport providers to input their knowledge and views to the review work, providing information on experience in the local area and its challenges, information on operating in different contracting environments and best practice elsewhere.

This will help inform the independent review work undertaken to recommend how the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority franchising scheme proceeds.

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2031 with extensions
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Oct 2025, 09:40 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2025, 09:40 BST
Authority reference
DN794196
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065434
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportationTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ccec Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published382 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 09:40 BST
  2. Market engagement360 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority are hosting a Bus Operator Franchising Workshop.

    This is an in-person event, being held on the 6th of November 2025, from 14:00 until 17:00

    Location - CIVIC SUITE, PATHFINDER HOUSE, ST. MARY’S STREET, HUNTINGDON, PE29 3TN

    This workshop forms a critical part of the Bus Franchising Implementation Pathways Review work being chaired by Leon Daniels OBE with consultancy support from Steer.

    The session, chaired by Leon Daniels OBE, is intended to provide an opportunity for bus operators and community transport providers to input their knowledge and views to the review work, providing information on experience in the local area and its challenges, information on operating in different contracting environments and best practice elsewhere.

    This will help inform the independent review work undertaken to recommend how the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority franchising scheme proceeds.

  3. Contract starts32 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Oct 2025, 09:40 BST
    UK2

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

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBXV-5726-VWGJ Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 3TNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

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