# Bus Franchising Pilot

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council](/buyers/cheshire-west-and-chester-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Mott MacDonald Ltd](/contract-winners/mott-macdonald/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £300,000
- Tender value: £300,000
- Award date: 9 October 2025
- Published: 10 October 2025
- Contract start: 20 October 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 08968b82-0798-417d-ae2a-7cd7da4979e4-867629
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5de124ef-c37d-4d7c-9058-a9f776dbaba1

## Description

The Department for Transport \(DfT\) has made funding available for Local Transport Authorities looking to understand the options for potential bus franchising or reform available to them\. \\r DfT expect the pilot to conclude on 31 March 2026

## Related contract awards

- [Home to school, 9 seats and over, Phase 1, 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-88773815-9235-41fd-a66e-4d491e19177d): Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council
- [Home to school, 8 seats and under, Phase 1, 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bd4b0b28-e781-4a46-834e-47274a77f1fc): Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council
- [Attendance Monitoring in Schools](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-80904e73-e8b7-47cd-942d-2bf879c2b5ef): Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council
- [SW - WSX - Bath Flood Defence Scheme - Twerton Gates Appraisal](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d1f7ed09-6078-49ff-b529-e068832e44d7): Environment Agency
- [PAHT - NHP Traffic and Transport Specialists](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1ca2ac64-6fbb-4f8e-a180-d5a72fc38950): West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- [Urban Traffic Management and Control System \(UTMC\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-738ab9e9-63ab-4ada-a264-30957b8c8de0): National Highways Limited

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08968b82-0798-417d-ae2a-7cd7da4979e4-867629)