Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) Scheme

Phase 2: Business Case Development Guidance

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk...ce.pdf.pdf

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Full list here:

LTAs had the opportunity to apply through the:

fast track process (deadline 21 May 2021)
standard process (deadline 2 July 2021)


The LTAs selected under the fast track process to progress to Phase 2 of the competition were announced on 6 July 2021. They are:

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Kent County Council
Leicester City Council
Milton Keynes Borough Council
Warrington Borough Council and
West Midlands Combined Authority

The 6 shortlisted authorities will now develop business cases for investment, with the government awarding the first tranche of funding from the ZEBRA scheme to LTAs that produce the strongest business cases.

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On 27 July 2021, 17 further LTAs were selected under the standard process to progress to Phase 2 of the competition. They are:

Blackpool Council
City of York Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Norfolk County Council
North Yorkshire County Council
Nottingham City Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Portsmouth City Council & Hampshire County Council
Sheffield City Region Combined Authority
Southampton City Council
Swindon Borough Council
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Transport for Greater Manchester
Transport North East
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Worcestershire County Council

These additional 17 LTAs will each create a business case for investment.


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https://www.route-one.net/news/17-furthe...ra-scheme/

The second phase of ZEBRA now requires those 17 LTAs to each prepare a business case for investment from the £120m scheme. Submission is expected by February 2022, with selection of the winners from the standard process taking place during that month. Delivery of successful bids should start in March 2022 and all buses that benefit from ZEBRA funding should be in service no later than two years after it is awarded.