Buyer profile · Local authority
Liverpool City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 33
- About one every 11 days
- Contracts awarded
- 101
- To 124 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £285m
- 88 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £125k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 10 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £3.71mestimated
- £300kestimated
- £120kestimated
- £16.4mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £2.5mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £400kestimated
- Value not stated
- £480kestimated
- Value not stated
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.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
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)40%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)11%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
- Direct award (no competition)34%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Liverpool City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 33 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 40%
- Lower than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 105 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 56%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 147 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5.5
- More than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 48 awards
- Split into lots
- 42%
- Higher than 94% of local authorities
- Based on 33 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 34%
- Higher than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 105 procurements
- Cancelled
- 9%
- Higher than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 33 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Liverpool City Council: 31 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Liverpool City Council: 5.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Liverpool City Council: 40%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
Liverpool City Council: 56%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
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.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publication of statutory and other notices in newspaper | Reach Publishing Services Limited | £450k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Adult Recovery Services | City of Liverpool Young Men's Christian Association (Inc.) | £751k | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Highways Professional Services Framework | Mott MacDonald, WSP UK Limited, Atkinsréalis UK Limited and 6 more | — | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Body Worn Video Equipment and Support Services | Reveal Media Limited | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Pall Mall Phase 1 - QS / Monitoring Surveyor Procurement Instruction | Walker Sime Limited | £39k | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Citizens Engagement - Sustainability | Shared Future Community Interest Company | £67k | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Citizens Engagement - Sustainability | Shared Future CIC | £67k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Waste Operations Management System | Bartec Municipal Technologies Limited | £262k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Princes School - Appointment of Principal Contractor | Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastucture Limited | £808k | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Zero Turn Ride-On Battery Operated Lawn Mowers | Cheshire Turf Machinery Limited (Russells) | £71k | 16 Oct 2026 |