Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbb-0058-70d2-bf5c-d6f3a25c6b22/task-force-boards-consultancy-support [Skip to main content](#main-content) closedGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Task Force Boards Consultancy Support [Transport for the North](https://tendernation.io/buyers/transport-for-the-north) Estimated value £100,000 Published 22 May 2025 Deadline Closed 16 Jun 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender TfN is seeking consultancy support to provide an independent chair and technical support to service up to three new Task Force Boards being established across the North of England to bring together decisions on train services and infrastructure investment into a single forum with a regional focus. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: [delta-esourcing.com](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Transport-services-%28excl.-Waste-transport%29./78M5873X98) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [delta-esourcing.com/respond/78M5873X98](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/78M5873X98) ## CPV classification Transport services (excl. Waste transport)Railway transport services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-051dff-2025-05-22T14:05:36+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-051dff-2025-05-22T14:05:36+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileTransport for the North: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/transport-for-the-north)[SectorMore Transport services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-services) ## More tenders like this [Funeral Services and Coroners Transportation for the Black Country Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 24 days left 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-36cd-706b-be1e-4b941b425a02/funeral-services-and-coroners-transportation-for-the-black-country)[Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant East Sussex County Council 4 days left 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1451e-c322-722f-84fe-50ab0dad61e4/taxi-and-mpv-1-8-seats-passenger-assistant-taxi-and-mpv-1-8-seats-passenge)[Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – EU-udbud 2026 - Levering af visiteret personbefordring til Kerteminde- og Langeland Kommuner Fællesindkøb Fyn 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-325d-70c0-a34e-82e2ce002861/denmark-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-eu-udbud-2026-le)[Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver – Świadczenie usług drogowego przewozu pracowników „PKP Intercity” S.A. "PKP Intercity" S.A. 9 days left 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0c18-730a-bd62-7e1ed78e5fd6/poland-hire-of-passenger-transport-vehicles-with-driver-swiadczenie-uslug-dr)[Non-scheduled passenger transport – Schülerbeförderung im Freistellungsverkehr\_Nienburg / Weser Schülerbeförderung im Freistellungsverkehr 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0b99-71af-9cc8-bf292cdc1e8b/germany-non-scheduled-passenger-transport-schulerbeforderung-im-freistellung)[Transport services (excl. Waste transport) – Ateriakuljetukset (DPS) Satakunnan hyvinvointialue 1459 days left 15 Oct 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0ee1-73ff-93f8-a4bdb83acb57/finland-transport-services-excl-waste-transport-ateriakuljetukset-dps)