Buyer profile · Local authority

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
14
About one every 26 days
Contracts awarded
62
To 64 different suppliers
Value awarded
£509m
58 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£101k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
10 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Audio visual, digital signage and visitor management system

    North WestIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days left

    £300kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Traffic Signal Maintenance, Installation and Services Contract

    North WestHighways and street lighting

    Upcoming

    £175mestimated
  2. LCRCA Bus Stations (HUBS) Cleaning contract

    North West

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Unified Customer Relationship Management System and Contact Centre Platform

    North WestTelecoms and networks, IT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  4. Learning Management System

    North WestIT services and software

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £140kestimated
  5. Mann Island BMU Cradle Design, Install & Testing

    North WestConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £400kestimated
  6. Audio Media Guide Solution

    North WestLeisure, culture and events

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Value not stated
  8. Liverpool City Region Active Travel Maps

    North WestPrinting, IT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  9. Asbestos Framework

    North WestConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Upcoming3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8mframework ceiling
  10. IT Asset Management Software Pre Market Engagement

    North WestIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £36kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 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.

  1. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 74 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)26%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)26%
  • Direct award (no competition)47%
Based on 74 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 70% of local authorities
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
26%
Lower than 83% of local authorities
Based on 74 procurements
Won by small firms
68%
Higher than 53% of local authorities
Based on 69 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 14 awards
Split into lots
36%
Higher than 88% of local authorities
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Direct awards
47%
Higher than 80% of local authorities
Based on 74 procurements
Cancelled
14%
Higher than 89% of local authorities
Based on 14 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Region Combined Authority.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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
AI Summit Event ManagerCool Breeze Agency£28k29 Nov 2026
NetBackup Maintenance and Support RenewalLogicalis UK Limited£33k16 Dec 2026
LCR Urban Land Supply StudyKeppie Massie£80k21 Dec 2026
Joint Venture Strategic Options AdviceKPMG LLP£84k23 Dec 2026
Temporary Interim Procurement OfficerGiant Professional Limited£45k31 Dec 2026
LCRCA Strategic Investment Fund EvaluationsMetro Dynamics Limited£39k31 Dec 2026
Social Outcomes Partnership Feasibility and Development SupportTsap Ltd—8 Jan 2027
SDS Employment Land Broad Locations Opportunities AdviceIceni Projects Limited£49k31 Jan 2027
LCRCA Strategic Investment Fund EvaluationsMetro Dynamics Limited£31k31 Jan 2027
LCRCA Strategic Investment Fund EvaluationsMetro Dynamics Limited£35k31 Jan 2027

13 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards