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Bus Franchising Round 1 - Tier A

West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 22:46.

Opportunity overview

Bus Franchising Round 1 Tier A Franchise Agreements: Leeds 1 (Bramley) Kirklees (Dewsbury) Kirklees (Huddersfield)

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.

FIRST WEST YORKSHIRE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£150m
Awarded
18 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01990370
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS10 1PL, United Kingdom

TRANSDEV BLAZEFIELD LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£67m
Awarded
18 Aug 2026
Award ID
2
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02605399
Location
Harrogate, UKE22, HG2 7NY, United Kingdom

FIRST WEST YORKSHIRE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£103m
Awarded
18 Aug 2026
Award ID
3
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01990370
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS10 1PL, 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
104117
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 40 - 50 Wellingon Street
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 2DE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
ARRIVA YORKSHIRE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-00084167

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00084167

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQJD-4463-MHJT

Address

Street Address
1 Admiral Way
Locality
Park, Sunderland
Postal Code
SR3 3XP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC23

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
METROLINE WEST YORKSHIRE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-16563408

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
16563408

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYWT-8942-NJGL

Address

Street Address
ComfortDelGro House, 329 Edgware Road
Locality
Cricklewood
Postal Code
NW2 6JP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI72

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
DIAMOND BUS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-03037228

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03037228

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTWW-4948-MMCY

Address

Street Address
Rotala Group Headquarters Cross Quays Business Park, Hallbridge Way
Locality
Oldbury
Postal Code
B69 3HW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG37

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 5
Name
THE GO-AHEAD GROUP LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02100855

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02100855

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNMT-5678-QNCM

Address

Street Address
Second Floor 55 Degrees North
Locality
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE1 6BL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 6
Name
THE YORKSHIRE TRACTION COMPANY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02065401

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02065401

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYXZ-2616-MGQT

Address

Street Address
One Stockport Exchange
Locality
Stockport
Postal Code
SK1 3SW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD35

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 7
Name
TOWER TRANSIT OPERATIONS LTD
Id
GB-COH-08314506

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08314506

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNLD-7757-JLPT

Address

Street Address
Harrington House 25 High Street
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN6 9NU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF25

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 8
Name
TRANSPORT UK (OPERATIONS) LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-05618463

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05618463

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNHY-4241-RWXY

Address

Street Address
2nd Floor St Andrew's House
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 3AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 9
Name
FIRST WEST YORKSHIRE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01990370

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01990370

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVYZ-9624-CMDD

Address

Street Address
Hunslet Park Depot
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS10 1PL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 10
Name
TRANSDEV BLAZEFIELD LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02605399

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02605399

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGNN-2831-JVNN

Address

Street Address
Prospect Park
Locality
Harrogate
Postal Code
HG2 7NY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE22

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Leeds 1 (Bramley)
Status
pending
Date
19 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
19 Aug 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60112000
Description
Public road transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
180,000,000
Amount
150,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01990370
Name
FIRST WEST YORKSHIRE LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
29 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 May 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 May 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There are 2 x 1 year extensions available to be used at the sole discretion of the Combined Authority.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078999-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Aug 2026, 13:40
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
Kirklees (Dewsbury)
Status
pending
Date
19 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
19 Aug 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60112000
Description
Public road transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
80,400,000
Amount
67,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02605399
Name
TRANSDEV BLAZEFIELD LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
29 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 May 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 May 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There are 2 x 1 year extensions that can be used at the Combined Authority's sole discretion.

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Transdev Group SA PDBJ-2568-PJWR

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-COH-02605399
Name
TRANSDEV BLAZEFIELD LIMITED

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078999-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Aug 2026, 13:40
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 3
Id
3
Title
Kirklees (Huddersfield)
Status
pending
Date
19 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
19 Aug 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60112000
Description
Public road transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
123,600,000
Amount
103,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01990370
Name
FIRST WEST YORKSHIRE LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
29 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 May 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 May 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There are 2 x 1 year contract extensions to be used at the sole discretion of the Combined Authority.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078999-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Aug 2026, 13:40
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1
Id
framework
Scheme
ocid
Identifier
ocds-h6vhtk-0589b9

Relationship

framework

Related lots

LOT-0001

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 2DE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 078999-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·