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Tender: Liverpool City Region Category 2 Bus Franchises – Operator-Provided Depots & Vehicles (St Helens, Wirral, Sefton & South Liverpool)

Released over 1 year ago

Closes23 Feb 2029

Likely valueEstimate£550K to £12.0MInflation adjusted

LocationNorth West

AgencyMerseytravel

SourceProContract

CategoryTransport & Logistics

839 days leftCloses Fri, 23 Feb 2029

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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is seeking operators for Category 2 bus franchises to deliver local and school services under the city region franchising scheme. Category 2 franchises are delivered from the operator’s own depot, with the operator primarily responsible for providing, maintaining and servicing the buses and supplying suitably trained staff to operate services in line with detailed franchise package specifications. Revenue risk will be primarily taken by LCRCA rather than the operator. Franchising will be introduced in tranches, and the first tranche of Category 2 franchises is expected to relate to St Helens, Wirral and Sefton and South Liverpool.

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