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Bus Franchising Procurement Delivery Partner

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:08.

Opportunity overview

The opportunity is for an organisation to provide services to support South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority via a Bus Franchising Procurement Delivery Partner.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

Matched by number
Published award value
£746.8k
Awarded
7 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH OC454533
Location
London, UKI31, EC2M 7EA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79418000 — Procurement consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£900k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Reference: DN783038
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
26 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
13 Aug 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
1 Aug 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
900,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,080,000

Options

Description
There may be a requirement for additional procurement support from a capacity perspective outside of the core activity outlined in the specification.

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12-month periods subject to requirement against delivery and satisfactory performance.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
1 Approach to Working with SYMCA 15%. 2 Execution of Procurement Process & Timeline 40% 3 Legacy & Knowledge Transfer 20% 4 Personnel 15% 5 Added Value 10%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
8 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Conditions of Participation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
None required

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79418000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Procurement consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
All tender documents are available via ProContract.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
041043-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
17 Jul 2025, 15:47

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDBT-6675-QXPN
Name
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S1 2BQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
11 Broad Street West

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PDBT-6675-QXPN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Jill Smith
Telephone
+447742499589
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-OC454533
Name
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2M 7EA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Finsbury Circus

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
OC454533
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PPLQ-5161-PCVN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
8 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
Bus Franchising Procurement Delivery Partner.
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
8 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79411000
Scheme
CPV
Description
General management consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
79418000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Procurement consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
79420000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Management-related services
Entry 4
Id
79900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Value

Amount
746,837
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
896,204

Renewal

Description
Additional support beyond additional term identified.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
054817-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Sept 2025, 17:13

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC454533
Name
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
22 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
22 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2029, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
17 Sept 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE32 · S1 2BQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05617e-2025-09-08T17:13:14+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·