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Department for Transport

TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group

ValueValue not published
Awarded7 Apr 2026
Published10 Apr 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP + 7 more
Awarded value£1.2m
Award date7 Apr 2026

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
andy.gowanlock@dft.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

The Department for Transport is seeking to appoint (“Suppliers”) to establish a group of experts with significant bus franchising expertise in specific areas of the field.

The Expert Group members will be responsible for providing technical bus franchising expertise to support Local Authorities throughout the different stages of their bus franchising process.

Advisory Group members will also support the DfT to develop and provide best practice through tools and templates and, increase capability and capacity of local transport authorities.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Expert Group members will be responsible

The Expert Group members will be responsible for providing technical bus franchising expertise to support Local Authorities throughout the different stages of their bus franchising process.

02

Advisory Group members will also support

Advisory Group members will also support the DfT to develop and provide best practice through tools and templates and, increase capability and capacity of local transport authorities.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d72
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
032815-2026
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