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Consultancy Services

services
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Public relations consultancy services
North West (UKD7)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 17:21 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£29,000
Contract/award value: £29,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 227 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
43.445%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Group Finance Solutions Consulting Ltd
22 contracts£1,753,017At ceiling / not disclosed
Harper Macleod LLP
19 contracts£156,407,838At ceiling / not disclosed
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD
18 contracts£224,962,106At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
16 contracts£7,633,517,648At ceiling / not disclosed
Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
16 contracts£187,064,626At ceiling / not disclosed
ERNST YOUNG LLP
15 contracts£174,557,578At ceiling / not disclosed
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675
14 contracts£6,091,949,765At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLP
14 contracts£680,244,503At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG
13 contracts£173,324,030At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
12 contracts£1,015,969,208At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
6/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Asbestos Consultancy and Removal FrameworkNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED · 17 Aug 2026, 19:38 BST
£20,000,000
same CPV family
matching published text
On Vehicle Digital Technology (AVL, CCTV, APC, TLP, Comms, On Bus Destination, AVA, Bridge Strike Systems & Vehicle Compute Capability) Franchising and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment Consultancy ServicesSOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED · 2 Sept 2026, 16:58 BST
£100,000,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Estates & Facilities Consultancy Services Framework 4Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · 27 Aug 2026, 15:06 BST
£1,824,000,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Supply of Higher Educational Consultancy Services in IndiaUNIVERSITY OF DERBY · 1 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
£350,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Provision of Quality Delivery Partner ServicesDefence Equipment and Support · 3 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST
£5,876,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority: "Consultancy Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMerseyside Fire and Rescue AuthorityScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & Regime32014L0024 · Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMerseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
Procedure methodAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Procurement categoryservices
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisCELEX · 32014L0024
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
Last source update7 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPublic relations consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f317
What is being bought
CRMP engagement public consultancy services. Awarded through direct award via ESPO framework 664_25
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    7 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Options
    Published valueNot published
    CRMP engagement public consultancy services. Awarded through direct award via ESPO framework 664_25
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewal1 available extension option of 12 months
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £29,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Opinion Research Services
Not published · Not published · active · lots 1
Contracts
Contract
£29,000 · signed 17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-143018
View buyer profile

  • Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
    buyer

    Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Bridle Road,, Bootle, UKD73, L304YD
    danielhirons@merseyfire.gov.uk

  • Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority
    reviewBody

    Liverpool

  • Opinion Research Services
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02904006
    Swansea, UK
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No data
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleDirect award via framework