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Transport for Greater Manchester
Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 30 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots Description: Following the implementation of Bus Franchising across Greater Manchester. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking Operators to provide bus services for these Small Franchises from March 2027, consisting of the following two lots: Lot 1. Bolton, Bury and Farnworth Small Franchise, estimated Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR amended to 32) one service, i.e. Service 521 will start 19th September 2027. Lot 2. Leigh and Atherton Small Franchise, estimated (PVR amended to 22) one service, i.e. Service 553 will start operation on 19th September 2027.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 60112000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 4 Jul 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 4 July 2025.
Release 037445-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 21 Jul 2025Tender notice
Tender notice published 21 July 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 041797-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 22 Jul 2026Notice
Notice published 22 July 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 069281-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 30 Sep 2026Award notice
Award notice published 30 September 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 092454-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05592c
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Last verified
- Wed 7 Oct 2026, 08:16 BST
- Read at
- Fri 16 Oct 2026, 19:51 BST
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