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MCFC Matchday Buses 25/26 Season

Transport for Greater Manchester · published 23 Apr 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release IDfa470996-77f4-475f-996c-8e96c1d5058e-894212
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-43b717ac-f5de-449c-9390-0967caa9624c
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-113340
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£271,515
award field
Tender value
£271,515
tender field
Procurement method
Other -
Category
services
CPV
60170000
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Delivery
England, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Operators were invited to provide bids to operate a series of bus routes to/from Etihad Stadium on Manchester City match days, for the 2025/26 season. These routes have been planned to maximise patronage from MCFC season ticket holders. This included all men's fixtures at the Etihad Stadium, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League fixture. Time: Matchdays only, varying times of operation Location: Various locations in the vicinity of the Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release23 Apr 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published30 Jun 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published22 Aug 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 May 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

Diamond Bus North West Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

First Manchester Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

Go North West

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

R.S Tyrer

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 23 Apr 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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