Treadmill accelerates for bus franchising

Bidding teams for bus franchises in Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and West Yorkshire have a busy schedule as key dates approach
 Procurement of two small Bee Network franchise lots kicks off later this year
 Companies chasing contracts to operate bus franchises in some of England’s biggest cities have a busy summer ahead of them.
Following the implementation of bus franchising across Greater Manchester at the start of this year, Transport for Greater Manchester is now