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Bus Franchising in the Liverpool City Region - Procurement of second-hand diesel buses

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:17.

Opportunity overview

LCRCA intends to begin introducing franchised bus services from 6 September 2026. LCRCA require at least 100 second-hand buses which must be available prior to the franchise services commencing. The required delivery date of vehicles to LCRCA would be the first half of and in any event, no later than June 2026, when following testing and acceptance of vehicles, ownership would be transferred to LCRCA. These buses must meet the following criteria: • Be diesel traction only. • Preferably compliant with the Euro 6 emissions standard. • Deemed roadworthiness from the most recent annual vehicle test (MOT) and compliant with all relevant UK regulations. • Be no more than 8 years old as at 6 September 2026. • Be double-decker, single-decker or midi sized. • Be in right hand drive configuration. • Have one passenger door. The supplier must also be able to provide all relevant maintenance documents and accident records relevant to the vehicle.

Classification

  • CPV34000000 — Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-04f972
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
011529-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
27 Mar 2025, 12:24

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Apr 2025, 23:59
Description
Please provide the following information via email to the above address. 1. The number of double-decker, single-decker and midi-sized vehicles available for purchase 2. The average age of the vehicles available. 3. Confirmation that these vehicles meet all requirements as outlined above. 4. Confirmation that the potential supplier would be able to meet the required delivery date of no later than June 2026.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNDZ-8253-CJJM
Name
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 1BP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Mann Island

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNDZ-8253-CJJM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Procurement Team

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 1BP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04f972-2025-03-27T12:24:12ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·