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Market Engagement - Bus Franchising Technology Ecosystem

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has announced plans to buy IT and software and architecture and engineering 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 4 years, starting 1 January 2027.

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

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 25 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This soft market testing exercise is issued by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) to inform the development of a future procurement strategy for the digital, data and technology ecosystem required to support the delivery of bus franchising services. The Authority is seeking input from organisations with relevant experience in delivering integrated transport, operational, financial, customer and data platforms at scale. This exercise is not a call for competition or procurement.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 045826-2026

About the buyer

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

115

Awards

84

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From notice 045826-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.