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# The City of Liverpool College · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-liverpool-college-urn-130487). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The City of Liverpool College is a Education based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 104 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The City of Liverpool College
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-UKPRN-10003955` (Registry ID)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 104
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £8.7m (median award: £61k) across 64 of 64 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (The City of Liverpool College)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-liverpool-college-urn-130487

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 18% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 4% below the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 89 (96%), Framework: 3 (3%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 63 (68%), Open: 15 (16%), Route not published: 6 (6%), Selective: 5 (5%), Limited / restricted: 4 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 3 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Installation services (except software)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/installation-services-except-software-51000000) (CPV 51):** 3 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Dell Corporation Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dell-corporation-ltd-coh-02081369):** 6 procedures
2. **[PROFM GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/profm-group-limited-coh-03156058):** 5 procedures
3. **[MPS UK Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mps-uk-group-ltd-coh-07538903):** 5 procedures
4. **[WB Power Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/w-b-power-services-limited-coh-02120023):** 4 procedures
5. **[Krol Corlett Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/krol-corlett-construction-limited-coh-05974400):** 4 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Pearson Education Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pearson-education-limited-coh-00872828):** £1.3m · [Exam Boards Awarding Body](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/exam-board-awarding-body-ocds-h6vhtk-06d35d) · Awarded: 6 Aug 2026
2. **[Hill Dickinson LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hill-dickinson-llp-coh-oc314079):** £800k · [Legal Services to The City of Liverpool College (Inclusive of Group Companies)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-legal-services-to-the-city-of-liverpool-college-group-ocds-h6vhtk-0655ba) · Awarded: 11 Jun 2026
3. **[TASK CONTRACT SOLUTIONS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/task-contract-solutions-limited-coh-04936268):** £750k · [Creation of Facility at Liverpool Waters](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/creation-of-facility-at-liverpool-waters-ocds-h6vhtk-06cbb5)
4. **[Krol Corlett Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/krol-corlett-construction-limited-coh-05974400):** £371k · [Summer Works Vauxhall Road](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/summer-works-vauxhall-road-ocds-h6vhtk-06e270)
5. **[Kimpton](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kimpton-coh-00781553):** £368k · [The Provision of Mechanical and Electrical Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-mechanical-and-electrical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ba76)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 13
- **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 The City of Liverpool College intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-liverpool-college-urn-130487#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-liverpool-college-urn-130487
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt