Published date: 22 September 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 24 May 2022, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£5,826,355

Procurement reference

MERTVL001-DN597762-11105972

Published date

22 September 2022

Closing date

24 May 2022

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

23 October 2022

Contract end date

19 October 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Merseytravel are seeking bids from transport operators for the Merseylink Service.

The Merseylink service provides a membership-based door to door service for people of Merseyside with physical, sensory or cognitive impairments, or who are unable to access or use mainstream public transport without insurmountable difficulties.

Membership of the scheme and bookings are managed day to day within the Merseytravel customer contact centre with operators providing resource-based contract provision for specified vehicles and drivers operating 10 hours per day/365 days per year.

It should be noted that there is the potential for TUPE to apply to these contract renewals and operators when bidding can also submit alternative bids.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Merseylink Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 22 April 2022

Links

Award information

Awarded date

5 August 2022

Contract start date

23 October 2022

Contract end date

19 October 2025

Total value of contract

£5,934,340

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Merseycare Transport Services

Address

Unit 18, Peninsula Business Park,
Moreton, Wirral
CH46 1DW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Halton Community Transport

Address

33 Ditton Road
Widnes, Cheshire
WA8 0PP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Huyton Travel

Address

37 Wilson Road
Huyton Business Park
Huyton Liverpool
L36 6AN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

No.1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1513301197

Email

tender@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/