Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Merseytravel · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Hattons Transport Ltd SME, Huyton Travel Ltd SME, Peoples Bus SME
- Value
- £2,020,893 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport) (CPV 60000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 004602-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Feb 2024
- Published12 Feb 2024Published 7 days after the contract date
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 detailed in the tender documents. Lot 1-8 possible extension of 4 years available up to 8 years in total. Additional information: Merseytravel do not commit themselves to accept the lowest or any tender. In determining which, if any, tender to accept to award, Merseytravel will seek to provide the most effective service to the public and the most economic use of subsidy. Lot 1-8 possible extension of 4 years available up to 8 years in total.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| R330 Provision of Supported Bus Services April 2024 | Hattons Transport Ltd SME | £337k |
| R330 Provision of Supported Bus Services April 2024 | Huyton Travel Ltd SME | £1.62m |
| R330 Provision of Supported Bus Services April 2024 | Peoples Bus SME | £63,900 |
About the suppliers
Hattons Transport Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Huyton Travel Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Peoples Bus: every public contract they have won.