Opportunity overview
In April 2023, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) published an Assessment on Bus Franchising in the Liverpool City Region, which set out a proposed bus Franchising Scheme in accordance with the Transport Act 2000. In October 2023, the Liverpool City Region Mayor made the decision to introduce a Franchising Scheme covering the Liverpool City Region. Franchising is a legal model where buses are under the control of a public sector authority (LCRCA) who set the routes, frequency, fares and overall standard of buses in the region. The existing commercially led market will be replaced and private bus operators will no longer be able to run most services independently. Instead, bus services will be operated under franchise contracts and bus operators will bid to run the services through a competitive procurement process managed by the Combined Authority. LCRCA intend to introduce the second Tranche of franchised bus services from September 2027, covering Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley. This follows the first Tranche of franchised bus services introduced in September 2026 covering St Helens and the Wirral. For Category 1 franchise contracts, LCRCA will provide the successful operator with a fleet of vehicles which the operator will then operate, manage and maintain the fleet throughout the franchise term. In preparation for the commencement of the Tranche 2 bus franchising programme in September 2027, LCRCA wish to procure a fleet of new vehicles including diesel and electric vehicles. A number of double-decker, single-decker and midi-sized buses are required to be delivered in May 2027 ahead of the commencement date of franchised services.
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.
Bamford Bus Company Ltd
- Contract value
- £41.4m
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Contract signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Including VAT
- £49.7m
- Award ID
- 1
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-COH 12214576
- Location
- Oxford, UKJ14, OX1 2RP, United Kingdom
ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED
- Contract value
- £36.4m
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Contract signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Including VAT
- £43.6m
- Award ID
- 2
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-COH SC268016
- Location
- Larbert, UKM76, FK5 4RU, United Kingdom
ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED
- Contract value
- £14.8m
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Contract signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Including VAT
- £17.8m
- Award ID
- 3
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-COH SC268016
- Location
- Larbert, UKM76, FK5 4RU, United Kingdom
ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED
- Contract value
- £9.7m
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Contract signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Including VAT
- £11.7m
- Award ID
- 4
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-COH SC268016
- Location
- Larbert, UKM76, FK5 4RU, United Kingdom
ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED
- Contract value
- £6.6m
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Contract signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Including VAT
- £7.9m
- Award ID
- 5
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-COH SC268016
- Location
- Larbert, UKM76, FK5 4RU, United Kingdom
Bamford Bus Company Ltd
- Contract value
- £2.2m
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Contract signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Including VAT
- £2.6m
- Award ID
- 6
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-COH 12214576
- Location
- Oxford, UKJ14, OX1 2RP, United Kingdom
Classification
No classification was supplied.
Lots
- Lot 1Value not stated
- Lot 2Value not stated
- Lot 3Value not stated
- Lot 4Value not stated
- Lot 5Value not stated
- Lot 6Value not stated
Documents and notices
- Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗