Published date: 25 October 2018

Last edited date: 25 October 2018

This notice was replaced on 5 February 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 5 February 2019)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver - 60170000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£250,000

Procurement reference

MERTVL001-DN358871-84871573

Published date

25 October 2018

Closing date

1 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

1 April 2024

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?

Yes


Description

Merseytravel is the executive body for transport of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. As part of this role, Merseytravel owns and operates the Mersey Ferries.

Mersey Ferries operate a programme of cruises along the Manchester Ship Canal, between Liverpool/Wirral and Salford. There are around 40-50 cruises each year, usually between April and October.

Merseytravel requires a reliable, high-quality, customer-focused coach service to provide return travel for cruise customers, either from Salford to Liverpool/Wirral or vice versa. The numbers of passengers on each cruise varies, but the maximum is 350.

The contract period is from April 2019 to March 2022 (although it may be extended by up to 2 years, at Merseytravel's discretion).


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

MSC Cruise Coach Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 26 September 2018


About the buyer

Address

1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
England

Email

tender@merseytravel.gov.uk

Website

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