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# Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-region-combined-authority-ons-e47000004). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 147 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNDZ-8253-CJJM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 147
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £611m (median award: £101k) across 91 of 91 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Liverpool City Region)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-region-combined-authority-ons-e47000004

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 23 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 26% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 10% above the published estimate (median of 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 111 (95%), Framework: 6 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 40 (34%), Direct award: 29 (25%), Open: 27 (23%), Route not published: 17 (15%), Selective: 4 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 10 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 8 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 8 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 6 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Nationwide Data Collection Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nationwide-data-collection-ltd-coh-06351414):** 3 procedures
2. **[Jacobs UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jacobs-uk-ltd-coh-02594504):** 3 procedures
3. **[AMION Consulting Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amion-consulting-limited-coh-03909897):** 3 procedures
4. **[Mott MacDonald](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mott-macdonald-coh-01243967):** 3 procedures
5. **[WSP UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wsp-uk-limited-coh-01383511):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Ribble Motor Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ribble-motor-services-limited-coh-03990677):** £207m · [Bus Franchising in the Liverpool City Region Tranche 1 Category 1 - St Helens](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-in-the-liverpool-city-region-tranche-1-category-1-st-helens-ocds-h6vhtk-04dd3f)
2. **[Go North West (Merseyside) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/go-north-west-merseyside-limited-coh-13275587):** £185m · [Bus Franchising in the Liverpool City Region Tranche 1 Category 1 - St Helens](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-in-the-liverpool-city-region-tranche-1-category-1-st-helens-ocds-h6vhtk-04dd3f)
3. **[Bamford Bus Company Ltd Trading as Wrightbus](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bamford-bus-company-ltd-trading-as-wrightbus-coh-12214576):** £41m · [Lot 1. Double Decker Bus - Diesel](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-fleet-diesel-and-electric-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec46) · Awarded: 12 May 2026
4. **[Alexander-Dennis Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alexander-dennis-ltd-coh-sc268016):** £36m · [Lot 2. Diesel - Double Decker Bus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-fleet-diesel-and-electric-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec46) · Awarded: 12 May 2026
5. **[Asset Plus Energy Performance Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/asset-plus-energy-performance-limited-coh-07320317):** £35m · [Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme - Phase 4](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lcr-public-sector-decarbonisation-scheme-phase-4-ocds-h6vhtk-050a2d) · Awarded: 12 Dec 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 36
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 40
- **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 Region Combined Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-region-combined-authority-ons-e47000004#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-region-combined-authority-ons-e47000004
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt