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Published 25 Jun 2026, 12:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Communications and Engagement Framework

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

Open framework scheme4 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£16,400,000initial estimate £13,000,000 · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 2 value updates
Open framework scheme until 20 Nov 202612:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Clarification cut-off 4 Nov 202612:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Framework period 8 yrsends 3 Feb 2035 · starts 4 Feb 2027

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Liverpool City Council (LCC) delivers a wide range of communications, marketing, engagement and insight activities to support city priorities, service delivery, behaviour change campaigns and community engagement. This includes planned programmes as well as reactive or time-sensitive work requiring rapid mobilisation of specialist suppliers.

Liverpool City Council requires access to a flexible and scalable supplier framework to deliver communications, marketing, research and engagement services. This includes both planned and reactive work that requires rapid mobilisation of specialist suppliers, often within tight timescales and across diverse communities.

The objective of this framework is to provide LCC with a compliant procurement route for accessing a range of communications, marketing, creative, media, and research suppliers to deliver high-quality and impactful services.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Design consultancy services · Public relations services · Public-opinion polling services · Social research services · Survey services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
8 yrs from 4 Feb 2027
Scheme runs until
3 Feb 2035
Published description of the framework

Pricing will be determined through competition at framework establishment, with suppliers submitting pricing against the pricing schedule for the relevant Lot(s). The framework will be awarded to the highest-scoring bidders based on the published evaluation criteria of 80% Quality and 20% Price.

Contracts may subsequently be awarded through either Direct Award or competitive selection process (mini-competition). Direct Awards may be used where the requirement is straightforward, low risk and value for money can be demonstrated. Mini-Competitions may be undertaken where additional competition is required or where requirements need further refinement.

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £500,000: 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 #1Communications, Marketing and Public Relations Services UK, North West 8 yrsSMEVCSEceiling above

Suppliers will provide strategic and operational communications services to support Liverpool City Council's corporate and service priorities. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Strategic communications planning and campaign development
  • Brand strategy, positioning and identity development
  • Public relations, media relations and reputation management
  • Stakeholder engagement and messaging frameworks
  • Digital marketing, including social media strategy, content creation and channel management
  • Behaviour change campaigns using audience insight and segmentation
  • Crisis communications support and rapid response activity
  • Internal communications and change communications

Suppliers will be expected to work closely with Council teams to ensure alignment with organisational priorities and values.

Contract period: 4 Feb 2027 – 3 Feb 2035 (8 yrs)
Delivery: UK, North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Graphic Design and Creative Services North West 8 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£300,000

Suppliers will provide high-quality design and creative services to support campaigns, corporate communications and engagement activity. This includes:

  • Graphic design for print and digital materials
  • Branding and visual identity development
  • Campaign creative concepts and execution
  • Video production, animation and motion graphics
  • Photography and visual storytelling
  • Creative content for social media and digital platforms

Suppliers will be expected to deliver outputs that are accessible, engaging and aligned to the Council's brand guidelines.

Contract period: 4 Feb 2027 – 3 Feb 2035 (8 yrs)Value: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #3Media Buying Services North West 8 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£750,000

Suppliers will provide media planning, buying and optimisation services to support the effective delivery of campaigns. This includes:

  • Media strategy development based on audience insight
  • Planning and buying across channels, including digital, social, print, radio, outdoor and broadcast
  • Campaign optimisation and performance management
  • Reporting and evaluation of media effectiveness
  • Advice on emerging channels and media opportunities
Contract period: 4 Feb 2027 – 3 Feb 2035 (8 yrs)Value: £750,000 exc. VAT · £900,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #4Research, Insight and Engagement Services North West 8 yrsSMEVCSEceiling above

Suppliers will deliver research, behavioural insight, consultation and engagement services to support evidence-based decision-making and community involvement. This includes:

  • Quantitative and qualitative research
  • Public consultation design and delivery
  • Stakeholder and community engagement
  • Focus groups, surveys and deliberative engagement activity
  • Data analysis, insight generation and reporting
  • Behavioural insight and evaluation

Suppliers must support inclusive engagement approaches, ensuring that representative target audiences and diverse communities are reached effectively.

Contract period: 4 Feb 2027 – 3 Feb 2035 (8 yrs)
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Communications and Engagement Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Liverpool City Council buys Advertising and marketing services (CPV 7934), and who usually turns up

Liverpool City Council’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: Advertising and marketing services (CPV 7934) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerLiverpool City Council · division 79
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 15 of 15 known-size awards · market: CPV 7934 · UK-wide, n=49
100%63%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in North West England.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 12 of 20 known-location awards · market: CPV 7934 · North West England, n=7
60%71%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North West England.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 26 decided notices · market: CPV 7934 · UK-wide, n=24
55 days83 days

Half of these awards were announced within 55 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: exactly 0 of 2 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7934 · UK-wide, n=35
0 of 211%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer11 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 79
9% had one bid
The market106 lots with bid counts · CPV 7934 · UK-wide
3% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid9% / 3%
Buyer: 1 of 11 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 106 lots with published bid counts.
2–327% / 8%
Buyer: 3 of 11 lots with published bid counts. Market: 9 of 106 lots with published bid counts.
4–636% / 28%
Buyer: 4 of 11 lots with published bid counts. Market: 30 of 106 lots with published bid counts.
7+27% / 60%
Buyer: 3 of 11 lots with published bid counts. Market: 64 of 106 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.

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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1Communications, Marketing and Public Relations ServicesCPV 7934140096 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£500k
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

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.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

6expected bids3% single-bid risk
forecast from 5 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid3%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 3%. This is a forecast.
2–321%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 21%. This is a forecast.
4–624%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 24%. This is a forecast.
7+52%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 52%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
HeyStrategy LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2b - Marketing & Sales—Similar wording and category
Thornton & LoweWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2c - Procurement and Tender Readiness—Similar wording and category
Bid Management ServicesWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2c - Procurement and Tender Readiness—Similar wording and category
Privilege HRWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2h - Human Resources—Similar wording and category
Mark Butchard Business Solutions LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2a - Strategic Business Planning—Similar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
i

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.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
3 wins in North West England52 panel places
£487m117 awards in 36m · last this month43 live · £410m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=18
2 wins in North West England2 panel places
£615k14 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago2 live · £900k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

32% below n=6
3 wins in North West England1 panel places
£1.3m6 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago1 live · £208k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=4
2 wins in North West England4 panel places
£1.9m4 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago2 live · £308k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
1 win in North West England1 panel places
1 awards in 36m · last 30 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
Lot #2Graphic Design and Creative ServicesCPV 7934140096 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£300k
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

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.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

6expected bids4% single-bid risk
forecast from 5 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid4%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 4%. This is a forecast.
2–317%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 17%. This is a forecast.
4–629%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 29%. This is a forecast.
7+51%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 51%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
HeyStrategy LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2b - Marketing & Sales—Similar wording and category
Thornton & LoweWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2c - Procurement and Tender Readiness—Similar wording and category
Bid Management ServicesWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2c - Procurement and Tender Readiness—Similar wording and category
Mark Butchard Business Solutions LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2a - Strategic Business Planning—Similar wording and category
Privilege HRWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2h - Human Resources—Similar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
i

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.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
3 wins in North West England52 panel places
£487m117 awards in 36m · last this month43 live · £410m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=18
3 wins in North West England1 panel places
£1.3m6 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago1 live · £208k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=4
1 win in North West England
£110k1 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago1 live · £110k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

9% below n=1
1 win in North West England
1 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago1 live · £84k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=1
1 win in North West England1 panel places
1 awards in 36m · last 30 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
Lot #3Media Buying ServicesCPV 7934140096 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£750k
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

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.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

6expected bids4% single-bid risk
forecast from 5 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid4%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 4%. This is a forecast.
2–318%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 18%. This is a forecast.
4–633%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 33%. This is a forecast.
7+44%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 44%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
HeyStrategy LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2b - Marketing & Sales—Similar wording and category
Thornton & LoweWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2c - Procurement and Tender Readiness—Similar wording and category
Bid Management ServicesWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2c - Procurement and Tender Readiness—Similar wording and category
Mark Butchard Business Solutions LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2a - Strategic Business Planning—Similar wording and category
Ki Partnership LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2e - Export & International—Similar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
i

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.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
3 wins in North West England52 panel places
£487m117 awards in 36m · last this month43 live · £410m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=18
3 panel places
£90m9 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago4 live · £24m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=2
2 wins in North West England2 panel places
£11m7 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago1 live · £1.6m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=2
1 win in North West England1 panel places
1 awards in 36m · last 30 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
1 win in North West England1 panel places
1 awards in 36m · last 30 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
Lot #4Research, Insight and Engagement ServicesCPV 7934140096 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£500k
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

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.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

6expected bids3% single-bid risk
forecast from 5 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid3%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 3%. This is a forecast.
2–321%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 21%. This is a forecast.
4–624%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 24%. This is a forecast.
7+52%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 52%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
HeyStrategy LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2b - Marketing & Sales—Similar wording and category
Privilege HRWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2h - Human Resources—Similar wording and category
Matchbox Associates LimitedWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2d - Lean and Process Improvement—Similar wording and category
Mark Butchard Business Solutions LtdWorked for this buyerUKSPF Place Based Business Support: Specialist Advisor Frameworknotice published May 2024Lot 2a - Strategic Business Planning—Similar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
i

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.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
3 wins in North West England52 panel places
£487m117 awards in 36m · last this month43 live · £410m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=18
3 wins in North West England5 panel places
£2.4m21 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago9 live · £1.7m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=9
2 wins in North West England2 panel places
£615k14 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago2 live · £900k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

32% below n=6
1 win in North West England1 panel places
£279k14 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago10 live · £51k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
SavantaLarge
5 panel places
£260k11 awards in 36m · last 4 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
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
Services
Notice status
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Open framework scheme
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
25 Jun 2026, 12:24 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2026, 12:18 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Jan 2027
Authority reference
DN820164
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097152
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising campaign servicesDesign consultancy servicesPublic relations servicesPublic-opinion polling servicesSocial research servicesSurvey services
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd02 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)
Submission portal named on this notice: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Appointment period ends
20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2026 → 4 Feb 2027 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published117 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 12:24 BST
  2. Market engagement96 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

    Premarket engagement questionnaire will be distributed via ProContract from 25/06/2026-16/07/2026. The Council welcomes responses to this questionnaire which will help form the procurement strategy.

  3. Tender notice published6 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
  4. Today
    20 Oct 2026
  5. Clarification questions byin 15 days
    4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Admission / appointment period endsin 31 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected byin 99 days
    27 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract startsin 106 days
    4 Feb 2027

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 12:24 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £13,000,000
    14 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
    was £10,000,000
  4. Status changed to active
    14 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    14 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
  6. Deadline published: 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
    14 Oct 2026, 15:47 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 12:17 BST
    UK4
  8. Published value updated to £16,400,000
    15 Oct 2026, 12:17 BST
    was £13,000,000
  9. Tender notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 12:18 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (2)

Total framework value updated due to error

Updated link to tender

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-06: 1 release · 25 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRVY-7813-WLPG Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender