Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

[chris-s]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(15/01/2026 09:15)GMBN Wrote:  Talking to my boss this morning, he was pretty adament there will be no announcement tomorrow and it has been delayed. "Some sort of issue" were his words, so might be worth bearing in mind if there is nothing come tomorrow.

There is a conference call tomorrow morning, where a announcement is being made .

[GMBN]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(15/01/2026 10:31)chris-s Wrote:  There is a conference call tomorrow morning, where a announcement is being made .

He could always be getting his wires crossed but given his involvement, i'd be surprised.

[chris-s]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(15/01/2026 12:10)GMBN Wrote:  He could always be getting his wires crossed but given his involvement, i'd be surprised.

All depends which depot your on about, Birkenhead or St Helens. All I know is the management and then the union are in calls early tommoz morning....as far as I'm aware no management from depots was involved. It was between head office in Sunderland, area management from Ormskirk Road and the Metro Mayor office.

[Valandil]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
Sounds like this could be about the announcement to operators, rather than the public announcement, which maybe the boss was referring to.

[sth77]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
Sounds like a bit of a shambles to me and doesn’t bode well if they can’t even get announcement dates right.

[chris-s]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(15/01/2026 12:10)GMBN Wrote:  He could always be getting his wires crossed but given his involvement, i'd be surprised.

I apologise. Conference call took place this morning and the announcement was, well there ain't one. Another delay.

[GMBN]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(16/01/2026 07:50)chris-s Wrote:  I apologise. Conference call took place this morning and the announcement was, well there ain't one. Another delay.

Thanks for clarifying. I'm now hearing that it is a one week delay. Have you heard anything similar?

[NathanR]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
Do we know if there's a date yet for the rescheduled announcement?

[gka472l]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(17/01/2026 10:27)NathanR Wrote:  Do we know if there's a date yet for the rescheduled announcement?

I've heard next Friday morning (23/1)

[chris-s]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(16/01/2026 08:14)GMBN Wrote:  Thanks for clarifying. I'm now hearing that it is a one week delay. Have you heard anything similar?

Heard next Friday, the delay was due to a legal matter...its better to delay and do things the correct way than get it wrong.