Published date: 12 November 2021

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


Closing: 14 June 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Double-decker buses - 34121300

  • Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£9,599,900 to £21,119,780

Procurement reference

MERTVL001-DN581441-11017772

Published date

12 November 2021

Closing date

14 June 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 August 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Alexander Dennis Limited has been awarded a contract to deliver the first vehicles of a new, zero-emission hydrogen bus fleet for the Liverpool City Region.
The 20-strong, state-of-the-art fleet will be directly purchased through the Liverpool City Region's Transforming Cities Fund and will be owned by the people of the city region.
The supplier has been selected via call off from Lot 7 of the Bath & North East Somerset Council Bus & Coach Procurement Framework (Reference BNESJB/0617).

More information

Additional text

The contract end date is 31st December 2023 (purchase order date).

The tender documentation stated our requirement for up to 44 hydrogen fuelled buses, with an immediate requirement for 20 vehicles and for up to a further 24 subject to further grant funding. The tender documentation made it clear that it was possible that the two options could be exercised through separate purchase orders. There is an option to extend to 31st December 2024 to exercise this option.

The initial contract value is £9,599,900 (purchase of 20 vehicles).

The contract contains a mechanism to vary the contract to include maintenance provisions and training based on values in Schedule 3 of the contract.

Award information

Awarded date

13 August 2021

Contract start date

14 August 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Total value of contract

£9,599,900

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Alexander Dennis Limited

Address

16 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4DF

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
England

Telephone

+44 1513301111

Email

tender@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk