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# Removal of Class 507/508 Trains from the Liverpool City Region for Disposal

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/removal-of-class-507-508-trains-from-the-liverpool-city-region-for-disposal-ocds-h6vhtk-02ab72). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseytravel: "Removal of Class 507/508 Trains from the Liverpool City Region for Disposal". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Merseytravel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseytravel-GB-PPON-PJQR-8469-DXQD)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Repair and maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £554,655 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ab72`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/removal-of-class-507-508-trains-from-the-liverpool-city-region-for-disposal-ocds-h6vhtk-02ab72#tl-md)

## Description
Merseytravel have a delivery schedule from Stadler for the new fleet of class 777 Electric Multiple Units (EMU’s) and will be introducing these in due course. As a result there will be new and existing trains on the network at the same time. There will be 57 or 58 3-car units to be moved consisting of a combination of class 507 and 508 EMU’s. Initially there will be 22 moves from December 2020 to September 2021 with 2 units being removed at a time. It is envisaged that the remaining 14 units will be removed in pairs during 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Removal of Class 507/508 Trains from the Liverpool City Region for Disposal (active)
  - Award id: `009217-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Rail Operations Group**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14691`
  - Value: £554,655 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Removal of Class 507/508 Trains from the Liverpool City Region for Disposal (active)
  - Signed Value: £554,655
  - Signed Date: 07/09/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009217-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-29T00:48:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T17:44:51.060Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ab72