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Call off for the Supply of Buses

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 01:11.

Opportunity overview

The tender supports the Authority's objective to deliver a modern, efficient and future-ready bus fleet that will serve South Yorkshire for the next 15 years as part of its Bus Franchising programme. Following the further competition process, the Authority intends to enter into (up to) four separate contracts for four different vehicle types as follows: i) Electric Double-Deck, ii) Electric Single-Deck iii) Diesel Double-Deck, and iv) Diesel Single-Deck Suppliers may be awarded more than one vehicle type as part of an awarded contract. The awarded contracts provide no guarantee of value or volume, with the specific number of vehicles ordered per vehicle type/contract to be determined on the basis of available funding / operational need. The contract term includes options for phases one, two and three of Bus Franchising, with delivery extending up to 2030, and with a total potential contract value across all vehicle types/contracts of up to £275m . The contracts allow the Authority to procure additional vehicles beyond the initial phase 1 tranche, but there is no obligation to do so.

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.

Bamford Bus Company Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£275m
Awarded
13 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 12214576
Location
Oxford, UKJ14, OX1 2RP, United Kingdom

ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£275m
Awarded
13 Jul 2026
Award ID
3
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH SC268016
Location
Larbert, UKM76, FK5 4RU, 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
UN29706
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Competitive
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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
Organisation 2
Name
Bamford Bus Company Ltd
Id
GB-COH-12214576

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
12214576

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBZT-6875-GTNG

Address

Street Address
North Bailey House
Locality
Oxford
Postal Code
OX1 2RP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
PELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES), LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01589678

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01589678

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHMV-9862-LTTV

Address

Street Address
Pelican Engineering Altofts Lane
Locality
Castleford
Postal Code
WF10 5UB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE45

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-SC268016

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
SC268016

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZYQ-2452-DCJT

Address

Street Address
9 Central Boulevard
Locality
Larbert
Postal Code
FK5 4RU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM76

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
i) Electric Double-Deck, and iii) Diesel Double-Deck
Status
pending
Date
14 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34120000
Description
Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
330,000,000
Amount
275,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-12214576
Name
Bamford Bus Company Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
23 Jul 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
24 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
23 Jul 2030, 23:59

Options

Description
The awarded contracts provide no guarantee of value or volume, with the specific number of vehicles ordered/spend per vehicle type/contract to be determined on the basis of available funding / operational need. The £275m (ex VAT) contract sum referenced against the individual contract award(s) reflects the total aggregated value of all awarded contracts, with the specific individual contract value for each vehicle type to be determined over the contract term. The contract term includes options for phases one, two and three of Bus Franchising, with delivery extending up to 2030, and with a total potential contract value across all vehicle types/contracts of up to £275m . The contracts allow the Authority to procure additional vehicles beyond the initial phase 1 tranche, but there is no obligation to do so.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
066496-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jul 2026, 19:14
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
24 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
ii) Electric Single-Deck
Status
pending
Date
14 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34120000
Description
Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
330,000,000
Amount
275,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01589678
Name
PELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES), LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
23 Jul 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
24 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
23 Jul 2030, 23:59

Options

Description
The awarded contracts provide no guarantee of value or volume, with the specific number of vehicles ordered/spend per vehicle type/contract to be determined on the basis of available funding / operational need. The £275m (ex VAT) contract sum referenced against the individual contract award(s) reflects the total aggregated value of all awarded contracts, with the specific individual contract value for each vehicle type to be determined over the contract term. The contract term includes options for phases one, two and three of Bus Franchising, with delivery extending up to 2030, and with a total potential contract value across all vehicle types/contracts of up to £275m . The contracts allow the Authority to procure additional vehicles beyond the initial phase 1 tranche, but there is no obligation to do so.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
066496-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jul 2026, 19:14
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
24 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 3
Id
3
Title
iv) Single Deck Diesel
Status
pending
Date
14 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34120000
Description
Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
330,000,000
Amount
275,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-SC268016
Name
ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
23 Jul 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
24 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
23 Jul 2030, 23:59

Options

Description
The awarded contracts provide no guarantee of value or volume, with the specific number of vehicles ordered/spend per vehicle type/contract to be determined on the basis of available funding / operational need. The £275m (ex VAT) contract sum referenced against the individual contract award(s) reflects the total aggregated value of all awarded contracts, with the specific individual contract value for each vehicle type to be determined over the contract term. The contract term includes options for phases one, two and three of Bus Franchising, with delivery extending up to 2030, and with a total potential contract value across all vehicle types/contracts of up to £275m . The contracts allow the Authority to procure additional vehicles beyond the initial phase 1 tranche, but there is no obligation to do so.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
066496-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jul 2026, 19:14
Format
text/html

Milestones

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

Related procurements

Entry 1
Id
framework
Scheme
ocid
Identifier
ocds-h6vhtk-058d7f

Relationship

framework

Related lots

4

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 066496-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·