Published date: 10 November 2021

Last edited date: 26 July 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 5 September 2022, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public road transport services - 60112000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

GMPTE001-DN580722-36975608

Published date

10 November 2021

Closing date

5 September 2022

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

30 May 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

General
In accordance with the provisions of the Transport Act 2000 (as amended by the Bus Services Act 2017) and having followed the legislative procedure set out within the same, the Mayor of Greater Manchester decided on 25th March 2021 to introduce a bus franchising scheme for the entire Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) area.
The GMCA will be the contracting entity and the bus franchising scheme will be overseen and managed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), including the procurement of franchise operators, on behalf of the GMCA.

Passport System
TfGM has established a Passport System by which Potential Suppliers can pre-qualify so that they can bid for Greater Manchester Bus Franchises.
Potential Suppliers who wish to apply to become a Passport Holder are required to provide a submission in accordance with the Passport Selection Questionnaire, and should do so with reference to the Passport Process Document which provides further detail on the application process and requirements. These can be found on the Pro-Contract E-Tendering portal
(https://procontract.due-north.com/register)
For the avoidance of doubt, only those potential Suppliers who have successfully obtained a Passport (and therefore become a Passport Holder) will qualify to participate in the subsequent stages of the procurement. To successfully qualify a potential Supplier must achieve the criteria set out in the Passport Selection Questionnaire.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Greater Manchester Bus Franchising Passport Process - Tranches 2 and 3

  • Opportunity
  • Published 10 November 2021, last edited 23 June 2022

About the buyer

Contact name

Kirk Boulton

Address

Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Tootal Buildings, 56 Oxford Street,
Manchester
M1 6EU
England

Email

kirk.boulton@tfgm.com

Website

http://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk