Greater Wellington Regional Council

Advance Notice: Greater Wellington Future Bus Services - Tranche One

Greater Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington), through its public transport brand Metlink, is the Public Transport Authority responsible for planning and delivering public transport services across the wider Wellington region. The current PTOM bus partnering contracts commenced in 2018, with the majority of these bus contracts expiring between 2027 – 2030.

Greater Wellington will soon be releasing a Request for Tender (RFT) for Tranche One of the Future Bus services contracts. This RFT seeks experienced and innovative operators to tender for the delivery of public transport passenger bus services across two key units – Unit 22: North-South, and Unit 23: Porirua-Tawa. This includes development of a potential new depot on a greenfield site. Contract award is expected to be in December 2026; delivery of bus services is expected to commence July 2028.

The projected release date for this RFT is on or around 01 May 2026.

This RFT will be managed via our Virtual Data Room. Operators can apply to pre-register via this link: https://dataroom.ansarada.com/gw.futurebusservices.trancheone.rft/sign-up/1560A4D1-C57D-4DA4-A662-CD85462A2F81
Access to the Virtual Data Room will be made available to registered operators when the RFT is released.