Notice Information
Notice Title
New Diesel Passenger Vehicles
Notice Description
This Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Technical Specification for New Diesel Passenger Vehicles is applicable to new diesel vehicles being introduced in the local transport authority areas of Liverpool City Region (Merseytravel). This specification covers short length diesel passenger vehicles. LCRCA is not specifying whether these vehicles should be Mini or small PCV buses, provided that it can deliver on the requirements within this specification. The vehicles will be capable of carrying seated but unrestrained occupants and standing occupants. Such vehicles are categorised the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) as M3; Class I.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ec17
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023769-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34100000 - Motor vehicles
34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,350,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,350,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,147,520 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront South
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023769-2026
16th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078553-2025
1st December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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