Review of Implementation Pathways for Bus Franchising Scheme

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Further Competition Invitation relates to the Further Competition to award a Lump Sum Contract to a Supplier with option to extend the contract based on costs within a pricing table. Provide consultancy services for an independently-chaired review commissioned to ascertain the best implementation pathways to bus franchising for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority following the election of Mayor Paul Bristow. This review will provide an independent expert-led assessment of feasible delivery options for implementing franchising, grounded in an understanding of the updated policy environment, revenue landscape, bus network planning principles and intermodal integration opportunities. The review will commence in September 2025 and is aimed to be largely completed within three months of supplier contracts being signed, with the fourth month used for clarifications and support to the independent Chair and CPCA officers. This Further Competition Invitation contains the information and instructions the Potential Provider needs to submit a Tender. The initial Contract will be for a period of 4 months and will include an option for the Contract to be extend by up to a…

Awards

Official publications

• LNZA Templates for Replicable Investment Models
  Published: 19 December 2025
• Skills Bootcamps - Wave 6
  Published: 30 October 2025
• Local Bus Services June 2025
  Published: 29 October 2025
• Micromobility Strategy
  Published: 21 October 2025
• Skills Bootcamps Wave 5
  Published: 7 April 2025
• 2024 Mayoral Precept - DRT services
  Published: 10 March 2025
• RFQ - Gateway Review Final Report - Core Support
  Published: 19 February 2025
• Enterprise Advisor Services
  Published: 21 January 2025
• RFQ - Climate Change Opportunity Fund Grant Programme
  Published: 21 January 2025
• Technical Support - Bus Consultation
  Published: 11 November 2024

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The submission deadline is 17 September 2025, 12:00. Check the official source, as dates can be modified.

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The estimated value published by the buyer is £100,000.

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The contracting authority is Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (United Kingdom).

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