Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e26-cfca-730e-9ed0-15863ba10484/bus-franchising-in-the-liverpool-city-region-category-2-passport-system Open for bids GB open procedure # Bus Franchising in the Liverpool City Region - Category 2 Passport System [Merseytravel](https://tendernation.io/buyers/merseytravel) Estimated value Not stated Published 10 Feb 2025 Deadline 857 days left 23 Feb 2029 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender On 25 April 2023, LCRCA published an Assessment on Bus Franchising in the Liverpool City Region which sets out the proposed bus Franchising Scheme in accordance with the Transport Act. In October 2023, the Liverpool City Region Mayor made a Franchising Scheme covering the Liverpool City Region. Franchising is to be introduced over a number of tranches of procurement. Franchised contracts will be let in two categories: - Category 1 franchises, which are those Franchise Agreements involving multiple services that will operate from a depot provided by LCRCA. LCRCA will provide the depot from which the services relating to the Category 1 franchise must be operated. LCRCA will predominately provide the fleet that must be used on the Category 1 franchise. ii. Category 2 franchises, which are those Franchise Agreements which either i) provide services to serve schools or ii) provide other local services. In both cases the franchises will be delivered from an operator’s own depot. This notice relates to Category 2 franchises. The first tranche of Category 2 franchises are expected to relate to St Helens, Wirral and Sefton and South Liverpool. Key elements of Category 2 franchises will include: Delivery of requirement: the operator of each franchise will be required to provide bus services in accordance with detailed individual franchise package specifications. Revenue risk: the operator will not be required to assume revenue risk. Revenue risk will be primarily taken by LCRCA. Depots: the operator of each franchise will be required to provide the depot(s) from which the Category 2 franchises will be operated. Buses: the operator of each franchise will primarily be responsible for providing the vehicles which will operate Category 2 franchises. Repair, maintenance and servicing of buses: the operator will be responsible for the repair, maintenance and servicing of vehicles whilst ensuring that there are in a roadworthy condition. Staff: the operator is responsible for ensuring that it has all necessary and suitably trained staff to deliver the requirement detailed in the individual franchise specifications. Read full description ## CPV classification Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation Source ProContract (Proactis) [View official notice](https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=87e980b6-b4e7-ef11-8134-005056b64545) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Merseytravel: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/merseytravel) [Sector More Transport equipment & vehicles tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles) ## More tenders like this [Bus Franchising in the Liverpool City Region - Category 1 Passport System · Merseytravel · 857 days left · 23 Feb 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e26-c85b-7226-bdd5-42cc72ddc863/bus-franchising-in-the-liverpool-city-region-category-1-passport-system) [Electrical Works Framework · Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd4-a170-71cb-b5d5-80340e25e27e/electrical-works-framework) [LPS CAS - Provision of Local Bus Services and School Bus Servics in Lancashire · Lancashire County Council · 1166 days left · 29 Dec 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c7c-93a1-73d6-abf2-e1333d7c060e/lps-cas-provision-of-local-bus-services-and-school-bus-servics-in-lancashire) [Non Franchised Bus and DRT Services · Transport for Greater Manchester · 1535 days left · 1 Jan 2031](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb0-21e9-71ab-b99f-497d8b5844e8/non-franchised-bus-and-drt-services) [The West Midlands Franchising Scheme for Buses Dynamic Market · West Midlands Combined Authority · 4636 days left · 29 Jun 2039](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd7-b73f-7201-a006-f38875cc0a52/the-west-midlands-franchising-scheme-for-buses-dynamic-market) [LCC Transport DPS · Lincolnshire County Council · 1235 days left · 8 Mar 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d14-fddf-7216-b67b-40be66e89be4/lcc-transport-dps)