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Bus Franchising Contract Management System

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:57.

Opportunity overview

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is preparing to implement bus franchising across the region, with the first franchised services scheduled to commence on 6 September 2026. As part of this transformation, LCRCA requires a robust, scalable and data-driven approach to contract management, payments and performance monitoring, with the system required to provide consistent, high-quality data across all operators, routes and reporting periods. LCRCA requires a modern, cloud-based, fully auditable system that delivers end-to-end management of franchise contracts and ensures accurate, repeatable and reliable calculation of operator payments. The CMS and PPC (Payment Performance Calculator) must give LCRCA and franchise operators a clear, shared view of live performance, contractual obligations, lost mileage, variations, KPI outcomes and payment adjustments. The solution must reduce manual intervention, increase operational efficiency, and support the delivery of a consistent, region-wide performance framework that helps improve service quality, reliability and customer experience.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£1.4m
Awarded
16 Feb 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PTHR-3778-DQNP
Location
Milton QLD, AU, 4064, Australia

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
DN799484
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNDZ-8253-CJJM

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
netBI Pty Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PTHR-3778-DQNP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTHR-3778-DQNP

Address

Street Address
Suite 2A, Level 2, 143 Coronation Drive
Locality
Milton QLD
Postal Code
4064
Country
AU
Country Name
Australia
Region
AU

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
16 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
17 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,392,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTHR-3778-DQNP
Name
netBI Pty Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
26 Feb 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
10 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
9 Mar 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
9 Mar 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Authority may, by giving the Supplier not less than 14 days' written notice prior to expiry of the Initial Term, request the extension of this agreement in respect of the whole (or part) of the Services and on the same terms mutatis mutandis, for two periods of up to 12 months' each from the day following expiry of the Initial Term.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014240-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Feb 2026, 11:57
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
9 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 014240-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·