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TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group

Department for Transport · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 01:52.

Opportunity overview

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.

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 LLP

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
7 Apr 2026
Suppliers
One of 8 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH OC307742
Location
London, UKI31, EC2M 7EA, United Kingdom

JACOBS U.K. LIMITED,

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
7 Apr 2026
Suppliers
One of 8 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02594504
Location
Wokingham, UKI44, SE1 2QG, United Kingdom

NORTHSTAR CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
7 Apr 2026
Suppliers
One of 8 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 06172311
Location
London, UKI32, W1H 1DP, United Kingdom

OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
7 Apr 2026
Suppliers
One of 8 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01312453
Location
London, UKI31, W1T 4BJ, United Kingdom

REBEL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS & OPERATIONS UK LTD

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
7 Apr 2026
Suppliers
One of 8 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 13096028
Location
London, UKI31, EC1N 8UB, United Kingdom

STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
7 Apr 2026
Suppliers
One of 8 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01883830
Location
London, UKI44, SE1 0RB, United Kingdom

SYSTRA LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
7 Apr 2026
Suppliers
One of 8 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 03383212
Location
London, UKI31, EC2V 8AE, United Kingdom

WALNUTWORKS LTD

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
7 Apr 2026
Suppliers
One of 8 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 16752840
Location
BIRMINGHAM, UKG31, B24 9ND, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
TLOT10204
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Transport
Id
GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Address

Street Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC307742

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC307742

Address

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

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
JACOBS U.K. LIMITED,
Id
GB-COH-02594504

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02594504

Address

Street Address
1180 Eskdale Road
Locality
Wokingham
Postal Code
SE1 2QG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
NORTHSTAR CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06172311

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06172311

Address

Street Address
78 York Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1H 1DP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 5
Name
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01312453

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01312453

Address

Street Address
8 Fitzroy Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1T 4BJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 6
Name
REBEL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS & OPERATIONS UK LTD
Id
GB-COH-13096028

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
13096028

Address

Street Address
6-7 Cross Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1N 8UB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 7
Name
STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01883830

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01883830

Address

Street Address
14-21 Rushworth Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 0RB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 8
Name
SYSTRA LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-03383212

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03383212

Address

Street Address
3rd Floor
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2V 8AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 9
Name
WALNUTWORKS LTD
Id
GB-COH-16752840

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
16752840

Address

Street Address
582-586 Kingsbury Road
Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postal Code
B24 9ND
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group
Status
pending
Date
8 Apr 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
8 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71311210
Description
Highways consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79418000
Description
Procurement consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71311200
Description
Transport systems consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79413000
Description
Marketing management consultancy services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
71621000
Description
Technical analysis or consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,440,000
Amount
1,200,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC307742
Name
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-02594504
Name
JACOBS U.K. LIMITED,
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-06172311
Name
NORTHSTAR CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Supplier 4
Id
GB-COH-01312453
Name
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Supplier 5
Id
GB-COH-13096028
Name
REBEL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS & OPERATIONS UK LTD
Supplier 6
Id
GB-COH-01883830
Name
STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED
Supplier 7
Id
GB-COH-03383212
Name
SYSTRA LIMITED
Supplier 8
Id
GB-COH-16752840
Name
WALNUTWORKS LTD

Standstill Period

Ends
21 Apr 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
032815-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Apr 2026, 12:59
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
24 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 006240-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 032815-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·