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Transport for City Regions - New Stations Programme Feasibility Study and Gateway 2 Business Case development

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

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01 Oct 2026 at 15:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority commissioned transport consultancy for feasibility studies on proposed new stations at Woodchurch in Wirral and Daresbury in Halton. The studies examine each scheme’s potential to progress through the Combined Authority’s Gateway 1 and Gateway 2 processes and produce a Strategic Outline Business Case. The work covers the strategic case for intervention, operational issues, existing and future passenger demand, site and concept design options, high-level cost estimates, and engagement with local and railway-industry stakeholders. It also includes developing a Gateway 2 business case using the Department for Transport’s five-case model. The work concerns transport planning and rail-station development in the Liverpool City Region, specifically the Woodchurch and Daresbury station proposals.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to WSP UK Limited. The Combined Authority used below-threshold limited competition. There was one lot covering both station feasibility studies and business-case development. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs from 30 September 2026 to 29 March 2027. Its value is £68,902.50 excluding VAT, or £82,683 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The evaluation basis is not set out in the published procurement information.

This award shows demand from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for specialist transport consultancy supporting proposed rail stations from early feasibility through business-case development. Relevant capability includes assessing passenger demand and operational requirements, developing strategic cases, exploring station-site and concept-design options, preparing high-level cost estimates, and applying the Department for Transport’s five-case model to a Strategic Outline Business Case. Experience engaging local stakeholders and the railway industry is also directly relevant. Suppliers able to combine transport planning, rail-sector knowledge and robust business-case work would be well placed to compete for a similar requirement. The procurement was run through limited competition, so established credibility and a strong record of delivering comparable station and transport studies are commercially pertinent.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transport for City Regions - New Stations Programme Feasibility Study and Gateway 2 Business Case development

Notice Description

For Woodchurch (Wirral) and Daresbury (Halton), the Combined Authority requires Feasibility Studies to investigate the potential of each scheme to the LCR's Gateway 1 and 2 and provide an output which meets the requirements of a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC). In order to support the submission of Gateway 1 and Gateway 2, work will include: - Developing the strategic case for intervention - Assessing operational considerations - Understanding existing and future passenger demand - Exploring site and concept design options - Producing high level cost estimates, and - Engagement with local and railway industry stakeholders - Developing a Gateway 2 Business Case following DfT's SOBC five case model process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ef3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092984-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£68,902 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 29 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WSP UK Limited

Further Information

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