Official UK procurement notice
Asbestos Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe contracting authority intends to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of asbestos management services across its estate. The framework will cover a comprehensive range of activities relating to the safe handling, treatment, and removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), including licensed and non-licensed works.
The appointed suppliers will be required to deliver services associated with asbestos removal, encapsulation (encasement), and specialist asbestos paint removal, ensuring full compliance with all relevant UK legislation and industry best practice, including the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive.
The scope of services is expected to include, but not be limited to:
Asbestos Removal Works: Safe removal and disposal of asbestos-containing materials, including licensed asbestos (e.g., insulation, lagging, AIB) and non-licensed materials, in accordance with statutory requirements.
Encapsulation / Encasement: Application of appropriate sealing or containment systems to manage asbestos in situ, extending the life of materials while mitigating risk.
Asbestos Paint and Coating Removal: Specialist removal or treatment of asbestos-containing paints and surface coatings using controlled techniques.
Surveys and Sampling (as required): Targeted intrusive surveys, sampling, and analysis to support works delivery.
Waste Management and Disposal: Transportation and disposal of hazardous waste at licensed facilities, including provision of all consignment documentation.
Air Monitoring and Clearance Testing: Undertaking or coordination of air testing, four-stage clearance procedures, and certification where applicable.
Emergency Response: Provision of reactive and urgent response services for accidental disturbance or discovery of ACMs.
Compliance and Reporting: Full documentation, method statements, risk assessments, and maintenance of auditable records in line with regulatory requirements.
Stakeholder and Site Management: Coordination with site operators to ensure minimal disruption, particularly in occupied or operational environments.
The framework is anticipated to be divided into lots (e.g., by geography, project value, or type of asbestos work) and will enable the contracting authority to call off services for both planned and reactive works over the contract term.
This procurement seeks to appoint competent, experienced, and appropriately licensed contractors with demonstrable expertise in asbestos management and a strong track record of delivering works safely in compliance with statutory obligations.
The framework will support the authority in maintaining safe premises, managing asbestos risks effectively, and ensuring ongoing compliance across its property portfolio.
CPV: Asbestos-removal work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £8,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Asbestos Removal & DisposalPlannedceiling above
This Lot covers the provision of planned and responsive asbestos-related services across the Authority's commercial and wider estate, including low-rise and high-rise buildings, and specialist assets and infrastructure within the Authority's portfolio.
The Framework shall support asbestos management, removal, remediation, reinstatement, and statutory compliance in accordance with all relevant legislation, guidance, and Approved Codes of Practice.
The scope of works include but are not limited to the below list:
The Contractor shall provide asbestos removal services including
- Licensed asbestos removal works
- Notifiable non-licensed works (NNLW)
- Non-licensed asbestos works
Works may be required on a planned, cyclical, or responsive/emergency basis and may involve, but are not limited to:
- Removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs)
- Encapsulation or enclosure where removal is not appropriate
- Temporary or permanent control measures
- Emergency response to damaged or disturbed ACMs
Specialist and High-Risk Environments
The Contractor must demonstrate competence and experience in asbestos works within:
- Confined and enclosed spaces
- Tunnels and underground assets
- Marine and ferry terminals, vessels, or waterside facilities
- High-rise buildings requiring specialist access arrangements
- Live operational environments where business continuity is critical
Asbestos Storage, Transportation, and Disposal
The Contractor shall be responsible for:
- Secure on-site handling and temporary storage of asbestos waste
- Transportation of asbestos waste by licensed carriers
- Disposal at licensed waste facilities
- Compliance with all hazardous waste, environmental, and transport regulations
All waste documentation must be provided to the Authority, including consignment notes and disposal certificates.
Asbestos Remediation and Reinstatement
Following asbestos removal or remediation, the Contractor shall provide:
- Making safe of affected areas
- Reinstatement of finishes, fixtures, and building elements
- Temporary or permanent repairs as required
- Coordination with other trades where reinstatement is specialist or phased
Reinstatement works must return the area to a condition fit for use and compliant with relevant standards.
Lot #2Asbestos Encasement and Associated ServicesPlannedceiling above
This Lot relates to the provision of asbestos encasement and associated services across the Contracting Authority's estate and the estates of its Members.
The objective of this Lot is to ensure the safe, compliant, and effective encapsulation and long-term management of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) where removal is not appropriate, proportionate, or immediately required.
Services shall be delivered on a planned, cyclical, responsive, and emergency basis, in support of the Contracting Authority's asbestos management strategy and statutory duties.
Scope of Services
The Services under this Lot shall include all labour, supervision, materials, plant, equipment, access arrangements, protection measures, documentation, and management necessary to deliver asbestos encasement works in full.
The scope includes, but is not limited to:
a) Asbestos encasement and sealing works
b) Surface preparation and protection of ACMs
c) Repair and maintenance of existing encasement systems
d) Making-good and minor reinstatement works
e) Associated and ancillary asbestos management services
Lot #3Asbestos Paint Removal and AssociatedPlannedceiling above
This Lot relates to the provision of asbestos paint removal and associated services across the Contracting Authority's estate and the estates of its Members.
The objective of this Lot is to ensure the safe, compliant, and effective removal, treatment, or management of asbestos-containing paints and surface coatings, in accordance with statutory requirements and recognised best practice.
Services shall be delivered on a planned, cyclical, responsive, and emergency basis, in support of the Contracting Authority's asbestos management strategy and statutory duties.
Scope of Services
The Services under this Lot shall include all labour, supervision, materials, plant, equipment, access arrangements, containment measures, waste management, documentation, and management necessary to deliver asbestos paint removal works in full.
The scope includes, but is not limited to:
a) Removal of asbestos-containing paints and coatings
b) Surface preparation and treatment of affected substrates
c) Localised repairs and making-good works
d) Management and disposal of asbestos-contaminated waste
e) Associated and ancillary asbestos-related services
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- Pricing / Framework Pricing: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Pricing / Framework Pricing
- Social Value
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Asbestos Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Liverpool City Region Combined Authority buys Roof works and other special trade construction works (CPV 4526), and who usually turns up
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Roof works and other special trade construction works (CPV 4526) →
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Half of these awards were announced within 63 days of the bid deadline.
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Lot #1Asbestos Removal & DisposalCPV 45262660Published estimate£8.0m
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Lot #2Asbestos Encasement and Associated ServicesCPV 45262660Published estimate£8.0m
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #3Asbestos Paint Removal and AssociatedCPV 45262660Published estimate£8.0m
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 218 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
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7+72%
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 14:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040585- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064b7cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published255 days ago9 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends176 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published174 days ago1 May 2026, 14:30 BST
- Award decision expected by174 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice expected160 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026- Planned procurement notice published9 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMTUK3
- Pipeline notice published1 May 2026, 14:30 BSTUK1
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender