Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 16 Oct 2025, 11:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public transport costs for both students & staff - Rail & Bus

Official notice

Authority: The City of Liverpool College (Education)

Direct awardConcessionSME suitable

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: North West (UKD7)

Awarded value£1,108,1343 awards · inc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Awarded 16 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Merseytravel +2 more3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rolling contract extensions to ensure all travel passes/tokens are available for students & staff to attend college and work.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

63515000 Travel services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Oct 2025, 11:16 BST
Last source update: 13 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-073672
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cdd3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: All transport providers are situated in the Liverpool City Region area

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

29 Oct 2025 → 13 Nov 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends357 days ago
29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published343 days ago
13 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
16 Oct 2025, 11:16 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
16 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract signature expected
30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
13 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,108,1343 awards inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 3latest 29 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MerseytravelMerseytravel - Public transport costs - students in Merseyside area30 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026 · up to 17 Oct 2027Extensions: This would be a rolling contract extension to ensure all travel passes/tokens are available for the students and staff to attend college and work.	£906,709 inc. VAT	16 Oct 2025	Awarded
MERSEYRAIL ELECTRICS 2002 LIMITEDMerseyrail- Public transport costs - students in Merseyside area30 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026 · up to 17 Oct 2027Extensions: This would be a rolling contract extension to ensure all travel passes/tokens are available for the students and staff to attend college and work.	£169,619 inc. VAT	16 Oct 2025	Awarded
Stagecoach Service LtdSMEStagecoach Services Ltd - Public transport costs - students in Merseyside area18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026 · up to 18 Oct 2026Extensions: This would be a rolling contract extension to ensure all travel passes/tokens are available for the students and staff to attend college and work.	£31,806 inc. VAT	16 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Merseytravel - Public transport costs - students & staff in Merseyside area · Merseytravel
Signed
29 Oct 2025
Value
£906,709 inc. VAT
Period
30 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026
Status
active
Merseyrail - Public transport costs - students in Merseyside area · MERSEYRAIL ELECTRICS 2002 LIMITED
Signed
29 Oct 2025
Value
£169,619 inc. VAT
Period
30 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026 · up to 17 Oct 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
This would be a rolling contract extension to ensure all travel passes/tokens are available for the students and staff to attend college and work.
Stagecoach Services Ltd - Public transport costs - Students in Merseyside area · Stagecoach Service LtdSME
Signed
29 Oct 2025
Value
£31,806 inc. VAT
Period
30 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Liverpool College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGX-5416-YRGY · GB-UKPRN: 10003955 The City of Liverpool College, The Learning Exchange, Liverpool, North West, L1 9DWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

MerseyTravel (Ticket Unit)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 02027686 PO Box 1976, Liverpool, North West, L69 3HNContact email
MerseyrailAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04356933 Rail House, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool, North West, L1 1JFContact email
MerseytravelAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJQR-8469-DXQD 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact email
Stagecoach ServicesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02381778GB-PPON: PGMB-3997-GYTP One Stockport Exchange, Stockport, North West, SK1 3SWContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
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Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2025, 11:16 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2025, 11:16 BST
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