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# Round R335 - Omega Bus Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/round-r335-omega-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-035ffd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseytravel: "Round R335 - Omega Bus Services". Published status: complete. Dynamic Market Estimate: £500,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Aug 2032, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (open for submissions, 2148 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Merseytravel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseytravel-GB-PPON-PJQR-8469-DXQD)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £500,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 August 2032 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035ffd`

## 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/round-r335-omega-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-035ffd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/round-r335-omega-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-035ffd#participate

## Description
Provision of Subsidised Bus Services for
Lot 1 T5599
Lot 2 T5600
Contract start date: 27.10.24
Contract end date: 06.09.26
With the option to extend the contracts up to a total period of 3 years.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Estimated Value:** £500,000,000
- **Description:** Provision of Subsidised Bus Services for
Lot 1 T5599
Lot 2 T5600
Contract start date: 27.10.24
Contract end date: 06.09.26
With the option to extend the contracts up to a total period of 3 years.
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/08/2032

### Lot 1-8: T5560 - T5567
- **Lot id:** `1-8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Merseytravel require Provision of Subsidised Bus Services as follows:
Lot 1 T5560 Start date 21.4.24 End date 24.1.27
Lot 2 T5561
Lot 3 T5562
Lot 4 T5563
Lot 5 T5564
Lot 6 T5565
Lot 7 T5566
Lot 8 T5567
Lot 2-8 start date 21.4.24. End date 23.1.28 as ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** T5560, T5566 (active)
  - Award id: `004602-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Hattons Transport Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104872`

- **Award:** T5561,T5563, T5564, T5565, T5567 (active)
  - Award id: `004602-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Huyton Travel Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104873`

- **Award:** 004602-2024-T5562-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Peoples Bus**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104874`

- **Award:** 041190-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Howards Travel Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154998`

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** 041190-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £279,000
  - Signed Date: 12/12/2024

- **Contract:** T5560, T5566 (active)
  - Signed Value: £336,995
  - Signed Date: 05/02/2024

- **Contract:** T5561,T5563, T5564, T5565, T5567 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,619,998
  - Signed Date: 05/02/2024

- **Contract:** 004602-2024-T5562-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £63,900
  - Signed Date: 05/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041190-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-18T09:00:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T07:26:08.061Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035ffd