Notice Information
Notice Title
Round R335 - Omega Bus Services
Notice Description
Provision of Subsidised Bus Services for Lot 1 T5599 Lot 2 T5600 Contract start date: 27.10.24 Contract end date: 06.09.26 With the option to extend the contracts up to a total period of 3 years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of Subsidised Bus Services for Lot 1 T5599 Lot 2 T5600 Contract start date: 27.10.24 Contract end date: 06.09.26 With the option to extend the contracts up to a total period of 3 years.
T5560 - T5567Merseytravel require Provision of Subsidised Bus Services as follows: Lot 1 T5560 Start date 21.4.24 End date 24.1.27 Lot 2 T5561 Lot 3 T5562 Lot 4 T5563 Lot 5 T5564 Lot 6 T5565 Lot 7 T5566 Lot 8 T5567 Lot 2-8 start date 21.4.24. End date 23.1.28 as detailed in the tender documents. Lot 1-8 possible extension of 4 years available up to 8 years in total. Additional information: Merseytravel do not commit themselves to accept the lowest or any tender. In determining which, if any, tender to accept to award, Merseytravel will seek to provide the most effective service to the public and the most economic use of subsidy. Lot 1-8 possible extension of 4 years available up to 8 years in total.
Options: Tenderers may bid for one lot or any combination of lots.
Procurement Information
Explanation: Call off from Merseytravel Bus Services DPS
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-035ffd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041190-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £500,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,299,893 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Aug 20327 years to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Feb 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MERSEYTRAVEL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- tender@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1513301111
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 1BP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD7 Merseyside
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront South
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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