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Market Engagement - Uniform for Bus Franchising in Liverpool City Region

  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036394

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05558d

Published 30 June 2025, 9:36am

Last edited 1 July 2025, 12:58pm

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Scope

Reference

DN779771

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.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 30 June 2026 to 29 June 2028
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

Contract locations

  • UKD7 - Merseyside

Engagement

Engagement deadline

14 July 2025

Engagement process description

Please note the contract dates are to still be determined.

Questionnaire to be completed can be found on The Chest portal www.the-chest.org.uk search using reference DN779771

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNDZ-8253-CJJM

1 Mann Island

Liverpool

L3 1BP

United Kingdom

Email: Procurement@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

Region: UKD72 - Liverpool

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government