TfGM launches Transport Professional Services Framework 2025

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has appointed a range of specialists (many of whom actively participate in Interchange!) including WSP, Arcadis, Stantec, Mott MacDonald, Jacobs, Arup, KPMG, Egis, Pell Frischmann, Turner & Townsend and AtkinsRealis among others to its Transport Professional Services (TPS) Framework to help deliver the next phase of the Bee Network, its joined-up and integrated public transport and active travel network.

The awarded organisations will provide professional services across 16 lots in key work areas including project management, design and engineering, transport strategy and legal services, with works encompassing stations, interchanges and active travel routes.

The government’s recently announced Transport for the City Region’s fund includes and additional £2.5bn allocation to Greater Manchester which will unlock a wide-ranging programme of capital investment into the Bee Network that will enable continuous improvement to bus and tram services, including new stations, stops and interchanges, bus priority measures, highways maintenance, a greatly enhanced walking, wheeling and cycling network and extensive bike hire schemes.

The successful bidders will be critical partners for the next phase of transport investment in Greater Manchester and the pipeline of projects will bring far-reaching benefits to communities across the combined authority, making travel easier and supporting the delivery of thousands of new homes, skilled jobs and green growth.

Frank Tudor, TfGM’s Commercial Services Director said, “We’re committed to transforming public transport in Greater Manchester through continuous improvement and development of the Bee Network, to better serve our communities.

“As we work on the growth of rapid transit, our rail ambitions, innovative construction projects and the development of a long-term pipeline of transport schemes, the advisors appointed to the framework will provide expertise to us to continue with the successful track record of delivery that TfGM has earned over the decades as we work to deliver the UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport network.”

The framework attracted strong national interest, with 96 organisations submitting 242 bids across 16 categories or lots.

A quarter of the successful suppliers are small or medium sized enterprises (SME) and bidders who were not SMEs are aligned with SMEs whom they will sub-contract at least 20% of their work.

Sharing its experience in procuring complex projects, the TfGM’s TPS framework is also available to other public sector transport contracting authorities such as regional combined authorities, councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils and community councils along with police, fire and ambulance services in the North West, North East, Yorkshire, East Midlands and West Midlands regions of England.