Bus Users UK is Bee Network alternative dispute resolution body
Bus Users UK has been appointed as alternative dispute resolution body for Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). In that position,…
£30m deposit for West Yorkshire zero-emission bus fleet agreed
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has approved a “deposit” of £30 million that will ensure new zero-emission buses will…
Oxfordshire rules out bus franchising and commits to EP+
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has approved the development of an Enhanced Partnership Plus (EP+) plan for bus services in the…
Can direct award adoption help to protect SMEs in bus franchising?
Work around bus franchising is ramping up, with the contract procurement process having begun in West Yorkshire and market engagement…
Direct award within bus franchising is critical to SMEs, says group
Use of the coming direct award power by bus franchising authorities is vital if incumbent SME operators’ involvement is to…
How will the Bus Services (No.2) Bill in England work once an Act?
As the Bus Services (No.2) Bill in England moves through Parliament, thoughts turn to how it will play out once…
Don’t leave SMEs at the kerbside in bus franchising projects
Help should be in place for smaller bus operators to bid for franchising contracts Leave nobody behind is an important…
Further areas join rural bus franchising and reform pilot process
Hertfordshire County Council and Cumbria via Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council have been added to the rural bus…
West Yorkshire bus franchising dynamic market gets 25 operators
The West Yorkshire bus franchising dynamic market has attracted 25 operators that are interested in bidding for contracts under a…
EP rather than franchising is recommended route in Oxfordshire
A report into the feasibility of bus franchising and other options in Oxfordshire has recommended an Enhanced Partnership Plus (EP+)…
