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
- Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester, Diamond Bus (North West) Limited, First Manchester Ltd
- Value
- £6,300,000 across 6 lots
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Sector
- Transport services · Public road transport services (CPV 60112000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 031655-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jun 2023
- Published26 Oct 2023Published 125 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 2 Middleton large franchise.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising - Passport Process Tranches 2 and 3: Middleton Large | Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester | — |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising - Passport Process Tranches 2 and 3 | Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester | — |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising - Passport Process Tranches 2 and 3 | Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester | — |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising - Passport Process Tranches 2 and 3 | Diamond Bus (North West) Limited | £6.3m |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising - Passport Process Tranches 2 and 3 | First Manchester Ltd | — |
| Greater Manchester Bus Franchising - Passport Process Tranches 2 and 3 | First Manchester Ltd | — |
About the suppliers
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.
First Manchester Ltd: every public contract they have won.