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TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group

Department for Transport · Central government

In brief

Department for Transport awarded architecture and engineering and consultancy work to SYSTRA Limited, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd and Steer Davies & Gleave Limited and 5 others on 8 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, 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.

What the notice says

The Department for Transport is seeking to appoint (“Suppliers”) to establish a group of experts with significant bus franchising expertise in specific areas of the field. The Expert Group members will be responsible for providing technical bus franchising expertise to support Local Authorities throughout the different stages of their bus franchising process. Advisory Group members will also support the DfT to develop and provide best practice through tools and templates and, increase capability and capacity of local transport authorities.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
SYSTRA Limited
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Steer Davies & Gleave Limited
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Jacobs U.K. Limited
WalnutWorks Limited (SME)
Northstar Consultancy Limited (SME)
Rebel Infrastructure Assets & Operations UK Ltd (SME)
19 bids received
£1,200,000
Awarded 8 April 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 006240-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 032815-2026

Last time this was bought

Support for Bus Franchising Pilots

Awarded
30 October 2025
Value
£500,000
Bids
8
Contract ends
31 March 2026

Matched on Department for Transport, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Department for TransportLast 12 months

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From notice 006240-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 January 2026, last updated 10 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.