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Published 20 Feb 2025, 12:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

LCRCA Winter Bureau and Forecasting Services - Single Party Framework 2025 - 29

Official notice

Authority: Merseytravel (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Framework ceiling (notional)£750,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2025awarded 14 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

he LCRCA are looking to establish a single party framework for the provision of Winter forecasting Services. The service to be provided through this framework will enable the contracting authorities to effectively manage and deploy their winter gritting services when required. The framework is being procured by the LCRCA / Merseytravel on behalf of the collaboration of the seven local authorities listed below:

  • Halton Council
  • Knowsley Council
  • Liverpool City Council
  • Sefton Council
  • St Helens Council
  • Warrington Council
  • Wirral Council

In addition, the following organisations may also wish to utilise this framework:

  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA)
  • Merseytravel
  • Recurrence: To be renewed every 4 years

CPV: Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: North West
Extensions: To be re-procured 6 - 9 months Jan - Feb 2029 ahead of the expiry contract July 29Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “LCRCA Winter Bureau and Forecasting Services - Single Party Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · To be renewed every 4 years
First published
20 Feb 2025, 12:54 GMT
Last source update
24 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN761115
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059112
Classification (CPV)
Road transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4e5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
25 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

25 Mar 2025 → 24 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published396 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    24 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 059112-2025-1

    Signed
    14 Jul 2025
    Value
    £750,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Merseytravel

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Vaisala LtdFramework contractor 6230 Bishops Court Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park,, Birmingham, North West, B37 7YB

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria