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Early Market Engagement - SOUTH YORKSHIRE BUS NETWORK MODELLING AND BID RESPONSE SUPPORT
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Local authority
In brief
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 15 months, starting 1 April 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for this buyer (from 20 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
This market test is published by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA/the Authority). Further information about the Authority can be found on our website at www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk
In March 2025, the Mayor of South Yorkshire took the decision to take buses back under public control, using the Bus Services Act to franchise services across the region. This decision is part of an overarching vision for a high quality, customer-centric, integrated public transport system across South Yorkshire, focused on the needs of citizens and accountable to them.
As the bus franchising programme moves forward the authority wishes to understand the market and third party modelling software.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 069907-2025
About the buyer
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityLast 12 months
Procurements
108Awards
74Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Insight Direct (UK) Ltd10 contracts
- British Telecommunications plc1 contract
- Civica UK Limited1 contract
- Codiance Limited1 contract
- Computacenter1 contract
Similar open tenders
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From notice 069907-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 30 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.