Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcc-0737-708d-977a-a5a0552d27e5/west-yorkshire-bus-franchising-round-2-opportunities pending GB open procedure # West Yorkshire Bus Franchising - Round 2 Opportunities [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority) Estimated value Not stated Published 15 May 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender A decision was made on the 14th of March 2024 by Tracy Brabin, the Mayor of West Yorkshire, to bring buses back under local control in the biggest shake-up of the region's transport network in decades. Since that decision, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has continued to engage with bus operators and prepare for the transition to franchising. Contracts for Round 1 are expected to be awarded in August 2026, with Round 2 scheduled to launch in early July 2026. The previous notice indicated that the franchising programme would be delivered through nine geographic baskets of contracts. The first three baskets are currently being evaluated, and WYCA is now preparing to launch the procurement process for the next three baskets, each comprising a varying number of contracts depending on size and operational complexity. ## CPV classification Public road transport services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04fb55-2026-05-15T16:31:43+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04fb55-2026-05-15T16:31:43+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](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile West Yorkshire Combined Authority: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority) [Sector More Transport services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-services) ## More tenders like this [Public road transport services – Обществен превоз на пътници по автобусни линии от утвърдените общинска и областна транспортна схема от квотата на Община Болярово по обособени позиции · ОБЩИНА БОЛЯРОВО · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cce6-722c-8b81-3fb338df4c16/bulgaria-public-road-transport-services-obshhestven-prevoz-na-pietnici-po-avtob) [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Freigestellter Schülerverkehr 2026 - Los 1 (32 Teillose) · Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald - Der Landrat · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-705c-730e-9638-a182878a38db/germany-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-freigestellter-sch) [Public road transport services – Διακήρυξη Ανοικτού Δημόσιου Διαγωνισμού για την ανάθεση του αποκλειστικού δικαιώματος εκτέλεσης δημόσιων τακτικών \[αστικών / υπεραστικών\] οδικών μεταφορών επιβατών με λεωφορεία στην Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων με σύμβαση παραχώρησης δημόσιας υπηρεσίας σύμφωνα με τον Κανονισμό 1370/2007 ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΥΠΟΔΟΜΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΩΝ 34 days left 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7386-725f-9e3d-7aac2f9800da/greece-public-road-transport-services-diakiriksi-anoiktou-dimosioy-diaghonismo) [Public road transport services – 7. Vergabeverfahren 2026 (Regiobus Telfs) · Verkehrsverbund Tirol GesmbH · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7d90-70a9-b2c1-026905abc450/austria-public-road-transport-services-7-vergabeverfahren-2026-regiobus-te) [Aerial and related services – Flugzieldarstellung Learjet · Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6734-7381-b767-cb7cf02aaa43/germany-aerial-and-related-services-flugzieldarstellung-learjet) [Shipping operations – Prestations de collecte en mer et de transfert des sargasses fraîches, sur le territoire de la Martinique · GIP Sargasses - Prévention et Gestion des Sargasses en Martinique · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-72d9-7111-963d-9bc3b2beabd5/france-shipping-operations-prestations-de-collecte-en-mer-et-de-transfert-de)