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# Liverpool City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Liverpool City Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 294 published procedures, with 6 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Liverpool City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PRVY-7813-WLPG` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 6
- **Total Published Procedures:** 294
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £366m (median award: £155k) across 119 of 123 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Liverpool), rsh-social-housing (Liverpool City Council), nhs-ods (LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 46 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 17% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 158 (90%), Framework: 18 (10%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 62 (35%), Route not published: 45 (26%), Limited / restricted: 36 (20%), Direct award: 20 (11%), Selective: 13 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 32 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 20 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Insight Direct](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/insight-direct-coh-02579852):** 16 procedures (17 awards)
2. **[Liverpool YMCA](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/liverpool-ymca-coh-00560870):** 5 procedures (11 awards)
3. **[The Whitechapel Centre](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-whitechapel-centre-coh-02623071):** 5 procedures (7 awards)
4. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** 4 procedures
5. **[City of Liverpool YMCA, t/a YMCA Together](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/city-of-liverpool-ymca-t-a-ymca-together-GB-FTS-87220):** 4 procedures (6 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CLEAR PATH HOMES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clear-path-homes-limited-coh-16343814):** £74m · [Temporary and Permanent Accommodation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-and-permanent-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-055ce0) · Awarded: 17 Mar 2026
2. **[Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/liverpool-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-186411):** £52m · [Sexual Health and Reproductive Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sexual-health-and-reproductive-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077a83)
3. **[West Mercia Energy](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/west-mercia-energy-GB-FTS-180047):** £51m · [Provision of Electricity and Gas](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-electricity-and-gas-ocds-h6vhtk-0682ed)
4. **[WE REGENERATE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/we-regenerate-limited-coh-15639120):** £41m · [Temporary and Permanent Accommodation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-and-permanent-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-055ce0) · Awarded: 17 Mar 2026
5. **[Unity Investment Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unity-investment-group-ltd-coh-12371076):** £35m · [Temporary and Permanent Accommodation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-and-permanent-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-055ce0) · Awarded: 17 Mar 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 27
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 99
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Liverpool City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt