How to win: Bus Franchising - Dynamic Market for the South West

About this contract

The purpose of this UK2 notice is to provide an update in relation to a previously published notice on the 20th October 2025. Original UK2 OCID Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05cf71 1. Contracting parties The Welsh Ministers are the Franchising Authority for franchised bus services in Wales and contracts awarded under the QUDM will be entered into by the Welsh Ministers in this capacity. Transport for Wales will be responsible for administering and operating the QUDM and will manage procurement procedures and contract administration on behalf of both parties. 2. Progress on the Engagement Process Due to unforeseen delays with the delivery of the Bus Franchising programme, the market engagement activity described in this original notice has taken longer than envisaged. The authority will be providing feedback to operators who have already responded to the initial notice in order to conclude this stage of the engagement process. TfW would like to thank all operators who attended the Bus Franchising market engagement sessions held throughout 2025 and 2026, including operator 121 sessions, and for the feedback provided. TfW will be holding two virtual South West Wales market engagement sessio

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