Buyer profile · Local authority

Liverpool City Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
31
About one every 12 days
Contracts awarded
85
To 106 different suppliers
Value awarded
£295m
73 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£155k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
5 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Social Housing Allocation System_26

    North WestIT services and software

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.75mestimated
  2. Events Support Services Framework

    North WestLeisure, culture and events

    Open10 days left18 lotsFramework

    £32mframework ceiling
  3. All-Age Carers Service

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open29 days left5 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £5.36mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. 2026-2029 Season Weekend Football Attendant Staffing

    North WestLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingNewSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Installation of Lockers Wet and Dry Side

    North West

    UpcomingNewSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Healthy Schools and Early Years Services

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.5mestimated
  4. Bollard Maintenance Contract

    North West

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated
  5. Home from Hospital Service

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £400kestimated
  6. Value not stated
  7. Coroner Removal Services

    North West

    Upcoming

    £480kestimated
  8. Printer, Paper, Envelope & Associated Products Framework

    North WestOffice supplies and equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  9. Care and Support at Home Closed Framework

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  10. Communications and Engagement Framework

    UK-wideMarketing and communications, Management consultancy

    UpcomingFramework

    £10mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)43%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)11%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
  • Direct award (no competition)31%
Based on 97 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Liverpool City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 60% of local authorities
Based on 31 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
43%
Lower than 67% of local authorities
Based on 97 procurements
Won by small firms
72%
Higher than 60% of local authorities
Based on 124 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 57% of local authorities
Based on 42 awards
Split into lots
39%
Higher than 92% of local authorities
Based on 31 advertised tenders
Direct awards
31%
Higher than 60% of local authorities
Based on 97 procurements
Cancelled
10%
Higher than 77% of local authorities
Based on 31 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%16
10–20%22
20–30%35
30–40%42
40–50%39
50–60%47
60–70%64
70–80%33
80–90%37
90–100%73
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%1
20–30%5
30–40%14
40–50%19
50–60%69
60–70%90
70–80%102
80–90%50
90–100%23

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Liverpool City Council.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.

13 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards