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Support for Bus Franchising Pilots
Published 30 Oct 2025
30 Oct 2025
- Primary CPV
-
71311200 *
Transport systems consultancy services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
- Value
- £500,000
- Contract
-
5 months Duration
11/11/2025 31/03/2026
- Contract Types
-
71 *Architectural, engineering & inspection...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR, United Kingdom · UKI32
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Department for Transport
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
71311200 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: TLOT3072
The purpose of this procurement is to commission an external consultant to support the development of new and innovative Franchising Models and support the department with phase 1 of the Bus Franchising and Reform Pilot Programme.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 71311200 — Transport systems consultancy services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 8
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 29 Sep 2025
- Standstill period ends
- 10 Nov 2025
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 30 Oct 2025 10:39
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058517
- Notice ID
- TLOT3072
Competition
8
Bids received
8
Bids considered at final stage
0
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
8 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7EA, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 11 Nov 2025 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Department for Transport |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Grant Thornton |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 8 Finsbury Circus |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | EC2M 7EA |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Department for Transport |
Tender
| Title | Support for Bus Franchising Pilots |
| Description | The purpose of this procurement is to commission an external consultant to support the development of new and innovative Franchising Models and support the department with phase 1 of the Bus Franchising and Reform Pilot Programme. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | Support for Bus Franchising Pilots |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £600,000 |
| Value › Value | £500,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Grant Thornton |
| Item › CPV › Description | Transport systems consultancy services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period › Start | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Subcontracting › Subcontracts › Main Contractors › Name | Grant Thornton |
| Subcontracting › Subcontracts › Description | Steer Davies & Gleave Limited 14-21 Rushworth Street, London, England, SE1 0RB |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069641-2025 |
| Document › Published | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |