Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Metroline, Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester, Diamond Bus (North West) Limited, Go North West Limited
- Value
- £675,000,000 across 9 lots
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons (CPV 34120000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 016350-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Mar 2024
- Published23 May 2024Published 56 days after the contract date
Description
In accordance with the provisions of the Transport Act 2000 (as amended by the Bus Services Act 2017) and having followed the legislative procedure set out within the same, Page 4 to 28 the Mayor of Greater Manchester decided on 25th March 2021 to introduce a bus franchising scheme for the entire Greater Manchester Combined Authority ('GMCA') area. The GMCA will be the contracting entity and the bus franchising scheme will be overseen and managed by Transport for Greater Manchester ('TfGM'), including the procurement of franchise operators, on behalf of the GMCA. This award relates to Tranche 3 Hyde Road Large Franchise.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Hyde Road Large Franchise | Metroline | £177m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Sharston Large Franchise | Metroline | £146m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Stockport Large Franchise | Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester | £151m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Tameside Large Franchise | Metroline | £88.8m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Wythenshawe Large Franchise | Metroline | £75.1m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Stockport Small Franchise | Diamond Bus (North West) Limited | £7m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Tameside A Small Franchise | Go North West Limited | £13.2m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Tameside B Small Franchise | Diamond Bus (North West) Limited | £6.9m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Tranche 3: Trafford Small Franchise | Diamond Bus (North West) Limited | £9.7m |
About the suppliers
Metroline: every public contract they have won.
Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester: every public contract they have won.
Diamond Bus (North West) Limited: every public contract they have won.
Go North West Limited: every public contract they have won.