Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
Merseytravel tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 8
- About one every 46 days
- Contracts awarded
- 31
- To 32 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £40.3m
- 20 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £126k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Merseytravel has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £255mestimated
- £4.4mestimated
- £3.8mestimated
- £1.6mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)26%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)32%
- Direct award (no competition)41%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Merseytravel has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 59% of other public bodies
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 26%
- Lower than 72% of other public bodies
- Based on 34 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 66%
- Higher than 62% of other public bodies
- Based on 32 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- Fewer than 50% of other public bodies
- Based on 7 awards
- Split into lots
- 25%
- Higher than 59% of other public bodies
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 41%
- Higher than 69% of other public bodies
- Based on 34 procurements
- Cancelled
- 13%
- Higher than 85% of other public bodies
- Based on 8 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
Merseytravel: 31 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Merseytravel: 5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
Merseytravel: 26%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Merseytravel: 66%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Merseytravel.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfields Rail Passenger Movement Study | Touchstone Partners Limited | £37k | 7 Dec 2026 |
| LCRCA Consultancy Agreement - Water & Filtration | AECOM Limited | £58k | 20 Jan 2027 |