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Bus Franchising - Bus Operator Market Engagement - Non-Anchor Contracts for Phase 2 franchising (2028) and Phase 3 franchising (2029)

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 18:10.

Opportunity overview

We would like to invite bus operators to attend a 1-to-1 meeting with members of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority's (SYMCA) Bus Franchising Team, either in-person or online, as part of our next round of Bus Franchising operator market engagement. These individual sessions will focus on providing updates and discussing any questions you may have regarding the non-anchor depot contracts for Phase 2 (2028) and Phase 3 (2029).

Classification

  • CPV60100000 — Road transport services

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
DN816994
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2028, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60100000
Description
Road transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We would like to invite bus operators to attend a 1-to-1 meeting with members of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority's (SYMCA) Bus Franchising Team, either in-person or online, as part of our next round of Bus Franchising operator market engagement. These individual sessions will focus on providing updates and discussing any questions you may have regarding the non-anchor depot contracts for Phase 2 (2028) and Phase 3 (2029). We have dedicated the following 30-minute time slots to meet with bus operators that may be interested in bidding for non-anchor contracts for future phases. Please respond to busfranchising@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk by Monday 1st June 2026 to let us know which slot(s) you are available for, and who we should send an invitation to. Please confirm as many available dates as possible to help us ensure you receive a slot which works for you. Additionally, please advise if you would prefer an in-person meet at SYMCA's office (South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority 11 Broad Street West Sheffield, S1 2BQ ), or an online session via Microsoft Teams. Available slots: Monday 22nd June 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 Tuesday 23rd June 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 Wednesday 24th June 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 Monday 29th June 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 Wednesday 1st July 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 13:45-14:15 15:00-15:30 16:00-16:30 Thursday 2nd July 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 13:45-14:15 15:00-15:30 16:00-16:30 Friday 3rd July 2026 09:30-10:00 10:15-10:45 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 13:00-13:30 13:45-14:15 15:00-15:30 16:00-16:30 If you cannot make any of the above dates or times, please contact us at busfranchising@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk and we will do our best to accommodate you. You will receive a calendar invitation as soon as your session is confirmed, and please expect to meet members of our SYMCA team, which will include our Head of Franchised Network and Procurement Officer as a minimum. Please note - these sessions are to discuss non-anchor contracts for franchising Phases 2 (2028) and 3 (2029) only. We cannot discuss Phase 1 (2027) at this forum and will direct any queries regarding Phase 1 to the formal procurement procedure. All query responses will be recorded and distributed to all bidders as part of the Phase 2 and Phase 3 procurement process once this is live. This is to ensure complete fairness and transparency for all.
Due
1 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047400-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 May 2026, 17:19
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDBT-6675-QXPN

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

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. 047400-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·