Local Sustainable Transport Fund
Successful bids and guidance on the application process
| Publisher: | Department for Transport |
| Publication type: | Instructional |
| Published date: | 19 January 2011 |
| Modified date: | 24 May 2012 |
| Mode/topic: | Local authorities, Sustainable travel |
In the first round of bidding for the Local Sustainable Transport Fund the Department received 73 bids from across England. In the second round of bidding, the Department received 41 Expressions of Interest for Tranche 2 and 19 Initial Proposals for Large Projects. The deadline for short-listed Large Project business cases is 20 December 2011, and the deadline for Tranche 2 bids is 24 February 2012. Decisions regarding the 73 bids received for Tranche 1 and Key Components can be found below.
Successful bid recipients and bidders
- Successful bid recipients, 24 May 2012 (PDF – 52 KB)
- Successful bid recipients, 5 July 2011 (PDF – 55 KB)
- List of all bidders, 5 July 2011 (XLS – 37 KB)
- Tranche 1 and key component projects summary (PDF 41 KB)
- Funded tranche 1 and key component projects (XLS 173 KB)
Large projects
- Large project initial proposals – decision letters (PDF – 100 KB)
- Shortlisted large projects, 3 August 2011 (PDF – 80 KB)
- Supplementary guidance, 8 September 2011 (PDF – 122 KB)
- Links to Pro-formas, 8 September 2011 (PDF – 18 KB)
Guidance and application form
- Local sustainable transport fund application form (DOC – 352 KB)
- Guidance on the application process (PDF – 115 KB)
- Bidding options for transport authorities (PDF – 70 KB)
LSTF workshops
Materials from the department’s programme of workshops with local authorities.
Tranche 2 – October 2011
- Video presentation by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
- Workshop presentation: ‘Supporting Local Growth’ by Tom Smyth – BIS (PPT – 186 KB)
- Workshop presentation: ‘First Round Funding’ by Catherine De Marco, Tricia Allen, Richard Mace – DfT (PDF – 99 KB)
- FAQ’s (PDF – 25 KB)
Tranche 1 – February 2011
- Video presentation by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
- Video transcript (PDF – 17 KB)
- Workshop presentation: ‘Key principles & top tips for designing a strong programme’ (PDF – 257 KB)
- FAQ (PDF – 109 KB)
LSTF Resource Library
- A list of helpful resources for bidding authorities (PDF – 89 KB)
(these are by no means mandatory)











