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LCRCA Bus Stations (HUBS) Cleaning contract

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

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02 Sep 2026 at 15:04

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority intends to procure a cleaning and sanitation service for bus stations across the Liverpool City Region. The service will cover staff and public areas, maintaining clean, hygienic and safe facilities at specified bus station sites. The contractor will provide, service and commission cleaning staff, products and equipment. Staff will work as Facilities Assistants, a role extending beyond conventional site cleaning. Alongside cleanliness and hygiene duties, they will provide a reassuring presence for bus passengers and transport information when Combined Authority staff are not deployed on site. The procurement is categorised as services, with the main requirement classified under CPV 90900000, cleaning and sanitation services. The contract is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Combined Authority has stated its intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. It expects to issue the next notice by 30 November 2026. A market engagement site visit and presentation is planned for 17 September 2026, running from 10.00 to 14.00. The planned session includes a walk-through of Liverpool One Bus Station facilities, including bus stands, drivers’ layover areas and an office building, followed by a presentation and questions at Mann Island. Suppliers are expected to confirm attendance by 14 September 2026. The planned contract is one lot, with service delivery expected from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with extensions available until 31 March 2032. The buyer expects a three-year term with two one-year extensions.

The requirement is likely to suit an established facilities management or commercial cleaning contractor able to manage cleaning operations across multiple bus station sites. Suppliers should be prepared to provide and maintain a broad range of cleaning products and equipment, commission the required workforce and operate consistently across public and staff areas. The Facilities Assistant role requires more than routine cleaning: staff will need to maintain hygiene and safety standards while offering a visible, reassuring presence to passengers and providing transport information when authority staff are absent. The service will also require regular attendance at Combined Authority sites and meetings to maintain the expected service level. SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises are explicitly considered suitable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LCRCA Bus Stations (HUBS) Cleaning contract

Notice Description

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (the "CA") is seeking a suitably qualified Contractor to provide and maintain a clean, hygienic and safe environment within all staff and public areas of bus stations in the CA area. The contractor will supply, service and commission an extensive range of staff members and products and equipment to maintain the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene within specified sites. The staff roles, termed Facilities Assistant (FA), extend further than the conventional role of a site cleaner, and they include providing a reassuring presence to bus passengers and the provision of transport information, when CA staff are not deployed on site. The duration of this contract is 3 years + 1 + 1 year's extension whereby the Contractor will attend CA sites and meetings on a regular basis to ensure that the service level expected by the CA is maintained.

Planning Information

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (the "CA") are looking to host a market engagement event inviting suppliers to attend a site visit day on Thursday 17th September 2026: • 10.00: Meet at Liverpool One Bus Station for a walk through of the facilities including bus stands, drivers' layover area and office building • 12.00: Mann Island - Presentation and opportunity to ask questions • 14.00: Conclude event If you are interested in attending this session please confirm you attendance via; procurement@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk Please quote 'HUBS cleaning' in the subject bar of the email.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f07f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083124-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1BP
Postcode Area
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

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