Merseytravel: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Merseytravel has published 108 tenders in United Kingdom.

2 are open for bids as of 6 August 2026.

Its buying spans 18 CPV divisions, most often construction work.

Across 27 awarded contracts the median value is £573.6k.

Its published awards total £58m.

Open Tenders

(2)

Merseytravel

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a Contractor under an early contractor involvement ("ECI") period, to carry...

United Kingdom

£18,000,000

129 days remaining

45000000

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Merseytravel

Merseytravel wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (“DPS”) with multiple Transport Operators.

United Kingdom

£500,000,000

2217 days remaining

60000000

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Measured from Merseytravel's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 30 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 30 of their tenders.
They publish about 1.6 tenders a month, measured over 66 months of history.
Half of their 27 awarded contracts are worth £573.6k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in construction work, transport services (excl. waste transport), it services: consulting, software development, internet and support.
Their most frequent suppliers are Trustmarque Solutions Limited (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
Engineering & Design Consultancy Services for the Green Rout...	Mott MacDonald Ltd	3 April 2023	£826.1k
Smart Ticketing System for the Mersey Ferries	Palisis AG	24 January 2023	£573.6k
Merseytravel Radio Systems Consultant Single Party Framework	Affini Technology Limited	12 December 2022	£400k
Bus Tender - Emergency Round 322A	MD Bus and Coach Ltd	23 August 2022	£547.9k
Merseylink Services	Huyton Travel Ltd	5 August 2022	£5.9m
Bus Emergency Tender - Round 319	David Ogden Coaches	29 December 2021	£1.6m