Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester

Descriptions

Following the implementation of Bus Franchising across Greater Manchester. Transport for Greater Manchester on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking Operators to provide bus services for these Small Franchises, consisting of the following two lots: Lot 1. Bolton, Bury and Farnworth Small Franchise Lot 2. Leigh and Atherton Small Franchise, both from March 2027, with an estimated combined Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR) of 49. Through this procurement process, TfGM is engaging with potential suppliers to participate in a preliminary market engagement exercise, to provide TfGM with an understanding of the current marketplace. This market engagement exercise will be conducted via a questionnaire which can be found at TfGM's procurement portal, ProContract. Suppliers can register for free using the following link: https://procontract.due north.com/Register. Upon registration, the market engagement information can be found using the following project reference: DN780667.