Stale Pre-tender

Market Engagement - Uniform for Bus Franchising in Liverpool City Region

Details

Topic
Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
Published
30 June 2025
Submission
14 July 2025

Tender description

Under franchising, The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) expects bus operators and their staff to reflect our values and present a consistent corporate image of a high-quality integrated bus network. We are looking to procure a complete uniform package for all customer facing staff operating services for the LCRCA who will wear the same uniform, workwear, and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and be subject to standards of wear and care through the operators' conditions of contract. LCRCA will design the uniform, procure the supplier, agree the quality and the operator will purchases direct from supplier and then issue directly to the employee. This market engagement aims to engage with potential suppliers to inform future procurement decisions for branded Metro uniforms, ensuring delivery of high quality, functional and comfortable garments that meet the daily needs of the drivers and other key frontline staff who are the face of our service to customers. Please complete this in as much detail as possible and return it to: charlotte.lawrence@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk by Monday 14th July at 10am. This is for Market Engagement purposes only and is not a call for competition. No procurement documents are therefore available until formal call for competition.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published30 June 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority brings together six Merseyside councils and Merseytravel, and buys as a local authority with its own procurement team led by a Head of Procurement. Suppliers register free on The Chest, the e-sourcing portal used for tender notifications. Larger contracts are also advertised on Find a Tender. Sourcing runs through a mix of open tenders and cross-government frameworks, including Crown Commercial Service agreements. A forward-looking pipeline lists larger opportunities before they reach market. Compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 sits with a dedicated Procurement Review Unit.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's contract awards have been in business services, research and development and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 18100000 · Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

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