Official UK procurement notice
Bus Operator Summit and Franchising Workshop
Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) will be hosting an in-person Bus Operator Summit and Franchising Workshop on Thursday the 6th of November 2025, from 10:30 to 14:30. Please note: the venue is being changed - the new location will be confirmed shortly via the registration process.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBus Operator Summit and Franchising Workshop
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) will be hosting an in-person Bus Operator Summit and Franchising Workshop on Thursday the 6th of November 2025, from 10:30 to 14:30.
Please note: the venue is being changed - the new location will be confirmed shortly via the registration process.
Mayor Paul Bristow will introduce and attend the first half of the session.
This event is a key milestone in the Bus Franchising Implementation Pathways Review, chaired by Leon Daniels OBE with consultancy support from Steer.
Chaired by Leon Daniels OBE, the session will provide an opportunity for bus operators and community transport providers to contribute their insights and experience. Attendees will be invited to share:
- Perspectives on operating in the CPCA area, including current challenges;
- Experiences from other contracting environments; and
- Examples of best practice from elsewhere.
The workshop will explore both short and long-term improvements for the local bus network, identifying practical actions and lessons learned to inform the ongoing review.
Findings from this session will directly support the independent work determining the future direction of the CPCA’s bus franchising scheme.
To register your interest in attending, please email
procurement@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk with the following details:
- Organisation name
- Names of all attendees
- Email addresses of all attendees
A formal agenda and confirmed venue details will be shared in due course.
CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 20 Oct 2025, 13:20 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 13:20 BST
- Authority reference
DN794196- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066703- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cfbcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published377 days ago20 Oct 2025, 13:20 BST
- Market engagement360 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Bus Operator Summit and Franchising Workshop
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) will be hosting an in-person Bus Operator Summit and Franchising Workshop on Thursday the 6th of November 2025, from 10:30 to 14:30.
Please note: the venue is being changed - the new location will be confirmed shortly via the registration process.
Mayor Paul Bristow will introduce and attend the first half of the session.
This event is a key milestone in the Bus Franchising Implementation Pathways Review, chaired by Leon Daniels OBE with consultancy support from Steer.
Chaired by Leon Daniels OBE, the session will provide an opportunity for bus operators and community transport providers to contribute their insights and experience. Attendees will be invited to share:
- Perspectives on operating in the CPCA area, including current challenges;
- Experiences from other contracting environments; and
- Examples of best practice from elsewhere.
The workshop will explore both short and long-term improvements for the local bus network, identifying practical actions and lessons learned to inform the ongoing review.
Findings from this session will directly support the independent work determining the future direction of the CPCA’s bus franchising scheme.
To register your interest in attending, please email
procurement@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk with the following details:
- Organisation name
- Names of all attendees
- Email addresses of all attendees
A formal agenda and confirmed venue details will be shared in due course.
- Contract starts32 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Oct 2025, 13:20 BSTUK2
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- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender