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title: "LCRCA Bus Franchising Contract Management System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d693"
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buyer: "LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-11-07"
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# LCRCA Bus Franchising Contract Management System

Buyer: LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d693

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## Summary

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is managing a public procurement process titled "LCRCA Bus Franchising Contract Management System." This procurement opportunity is categorised under the software package and information systems industry and IT services, focused on providing a contract management system for bus franchising operations within the region. The procurement process is currently at the active tender stage, with a deadline for tender submissions set for 28th November 2025. The authority is based at 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, and operates under the procurement method of a competitive flexible procedure with open engagement.

This procurement provides substantial growth prospects for firms specialising in contract management systems and IT services, particularly those with capabilities in software development, system integration, and performance monitoring. The opportunity is ideal for small and medium-sized enterprises with a strong technical background and experience in developing solutions for public transport systems. Successfully competing for this tender could lead to a significant public sector contract involving a five-year engagement valued at approximately £1.14 million gross, further enhancing the supplier's reputation and expertise in managing complex public transportation solutions.

## Notice

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is on a journey to take back control of the city region's bus network through Bus Franchising. The LCRCA will become responsible for 100% of the bus network and will award contracts to operators to run these services on their behalf, with key performance metrics in place with constant monitoring of their performance. To support LCRCA's Bus Franchising service, LCRCA wish to procure a new Bus Franchising Contract Management System (CMS), with a combined performance payment calculator (PPC). The LCRCA Bus Franchising service is scheduled to go-live on September 6th 2026 and the new CMS (with PPC) must therefore be procured well in advance of this date and must be fully operational and ready for go-live use by 1st August 2026 (1x month before Bus Franchising go-live). The fully operational go-live date of the 1st August is the minimum date requirement and ideally, LCRCA would expect the Supplier to achieve an operational go-live date in June/July 2026. Background LCRCA have an existing CMS which has been in operation for (approx.) 4yrs and is used for the management of the supported bus network data (approx. 331x contracts across 16x operators, ranging from single school journeys to general daily services). Note: The current LCRCA CMS is used for the management of the supported bus network data only, and is not used for the current commercial network (approx. 240K trips per month). LCRCA are looking to engage with a Supplier to provide Contract Management capabilities that will allow the LCRCA to ensure each Bus Franchising Operators' service payment accurately reflects the contract in place and incorporates any performance measure adjustments. LCRCA's Bus Franchising CMS will need to deliver the following:? * Business as usual Franchise Contract management (new/change/cancel). * Contract changes, temporary, emergency and permanent. * Excellent UI, maximum automation. * Ability to ingest bus timetable data in TxC format. * Logging of breaches/fixed penalties.? * Data export and dashboards. LCRCA's Bus Franchising PPC will need to deliver the following:? Ability to hold/refresh indexed elements used in payment calculations. Integration with AVL data to calculate Indexed Lost Mileage, which has been approved by LCRCA. Logging of Excusing Events and how data can be excluded from the calculation. The calculation of bonus/deductions for: Start Point punctuality. Intermediate point punctuality. Vehicle compliance. Customer Complaints. Breaches. Partnering & Growth element. Patronage element. Calculation of Service payment in line with payment schedule. Calculation of performance adjustment. Logging of miscellaneous payments. Self-Billing invoice creation. Approval & authorisation (by different roles) for payment. Integration with payment system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071834-2025 |
| Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £912,000 |
| Lots value | £912,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Cancelled |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Cancelled |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1BP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD72 Liverpool |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 7 Nov 2025 at 08:39 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071834-2025
- 29 Oct 2025 at 16:03 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069508-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071834-2025
  7th November 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069508-2025
  29th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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