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TLOT10204 - Bus Franchising Advisory Group

Department for Transport

Awarded
services
SME-friendly
VCSE-friendly

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Key details

Contracting authority
Department for Transport
Public authority - central government
Region
London
Delivery: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Contract value
£1,200,000ex VAT
£1,440,000 inc VAT
Submissions closed
5 March 2026
Published
23 January 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 April 2026 - 2 April 2029
3 years
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 71311210 Highways consultancy services
  • 79418000 Procurement consultancy services
  • 71311200 Transport systems consultancy services
  • 79413000 Marketing management consultancy services
  • 71621000 Technical analysis or consultancy services

What happened

Department for Transport awarded this contract to GRANT THORNTON UK LLP worth £1,200,000 on 8 Apr 2026. The contract runs until 2 Apr 2029.

Description

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.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
Award value
£1,200,000
Award date
8 April 2026

Contact

Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR

Identifiers

Buyer reference
TLOT10204
Notice ID
006240-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d72

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