Signal · Supply Chain & Logistics

Contract award: Transport for Greater Manchester - Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots (GBP 36,968,000)

UK Find a Tender Service OCDS API Authoritative source Published 30th September 2026 United Kingdom

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What the source reported

Source-reported

Contract award notice published on UK Find a Tender by Transport for Greater Manchester. Procurement: Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots. Description: Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots Description: Following the implementation of Bus Franchising across Greater Manchester. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking Operators to provide bus services for these Small Franchises from March 2027, consisting of the following two lots: Lot 1. Bolton, B Category: services. Value: GBP 36,968,000 (largest of 2 stated award/contract values). Supplier(s): GO NORTH WEST LIMITED.

Publication: UK Find a Tender Service OCDS API · Government/Regulator
Published: 30th September 2026
Original report: find-tender.service.gov.uk

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What ProcIntel recorded

ProcIntel-derived

Category: Supply Chain & Logistics
Geography: United Kingdom
Organisations: None identified
Collected: 30th September 2026 · 14:42

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

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Significance 1 · Low

Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Low (15.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Impact-Scale Specificity (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (39/100, data sufficiency: Insufficient). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (40.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Specificity (0.0/20 points). Capped at 39 (Low) -- insufficient structured evidence to support a higher Confidence reading, regardless of source authority.

Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact
Limiting factor: Impact-Scale Specificity

What the source reported

What ProcIntel recorded

Initial assessment ⓘMore about Initial Signal AssessmentProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.