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Round R335 - Omega Bus Services

Merseytravel · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:44.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Hattons Transport Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£337k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Feb 2024
Award ID
004602-2024-1
Status
active
Location
St Helens, UKD7, WA11 9TP, United Kingdom

Huyton Travel Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£1.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Feb 2024
Award ID
004602-2024-2
Status
active
Location
Liverpool, UKD7, L36 6AN, United Kingdom

Peoples Bus

Match pending…
Contract value
£63.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Feb 2024
Award ID
004602-2024-T5562-3
Status
active
Location
Liverpool, UKD7, L9 8YX, United Kingdom

Howards Travel Services

Match pending…
Contract value
£279k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Dec 2024
Award ID
041190-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Warrington, UKD7, WA5 1UU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots

  • 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.£500m
  • T5560 - T5567Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN732787
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Proceedings under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited, and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Explanation: Call off from Merseytravel Bus Services DPS

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Dynamic Purchasing System
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
31 Aug 2032, 11:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Suppliers must hold a valid PSV licence. Please see the terms and conditions for additional information.

Classification

Id
60000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Transport Operators must hold a valid PSV licence.

Applies To

supplier

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
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.

Value

Amount
500,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2032, 23:59

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed
Entry 2
Id
1-8
Title
T5560 - T5567
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
Merseytravel 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

Description
Tenderers may bid for one lot or any combination of lots.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
0
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Entry 2
Region
UKD7
Item 2
Id
1-8
Related Lot
1-8

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
60000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-3100
Name
Merseytravel

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 1BP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Mann Island

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Public Transport

Identifier

Legal Name
Merseytravel

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-4500
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-38002
Name
Merseytravel

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 1BP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
No.1 Mann Island

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Public Transport

Identifier

Legal Name
Merseytravel

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 1513301111
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-104872
Name
Hattons Transport Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
St Helens
Postal Code
WA11 9TP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Haydock House, 224 North Florida Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Hattons Transport Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-104873
Name
Huyton Travel Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L36 6AN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
35 Wilson Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Huyton Travel Ltd
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-104874
Name
Peoples Bus

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L9 8YX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 57

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Peoples Bus
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-88
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-154998
Name
Howards Travel Services

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA5 1UU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
44 Mapplewell Crescent

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Howards Travel Services

Award information

Award 1
Id
004602-2024-1
Title
T5560, T5566
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-104872
Name
Hattons Transport Ltd

Related lots

1-8
Award 2
Id
004602-2024-2
Title
T5561,T5563, T5564, T5565, T5567
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-104873
Name
Huyton Travel Ltd

Related lots

1-8
Award 3
Id
004602-2024-T5562-3
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-104874
Name
Peoples Bus

Related lots

1-8
Award 4
Id
041190-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-154998
Name
Howards Travel Services

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
004602-2024-1
Title
T5560, T5566
Status
active
Award ID
004602-2024-1
Date Signed
5 Feb 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
336,995
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
004602-2024-2
Title
T5561,T5563, T5564, T5565, T5567
Status
active
Award ID
004602-2024-2
Date Signed
5 Feb 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,619,998
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
004602-2024-T5562-3
Status
active
Award ID
004602-2024-T5562-3
Date Signed
5 Feb 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
63,900
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
041190-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
041190-2025-1
Date Signed
12 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
279,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD7 · L3 1BP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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