Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Awarded value£29,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Opinion Research Services Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCRMP engagement public consultancy services.
Awarded through direct award via ESPO framework 664_25
CPV: Public relations consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CRMP engagement public consultancy servicesAwarded
CRMP engagement public consultancy services.
Awarded through direct award via ESPO framework 664_25
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084226- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f317Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct award via framework
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £29,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion Research Services LtdSME | £29,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 084226-2026-1 · Opinion Research Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2026
- Value
- £29,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Merseyside Fire & Rescue AuthorityReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Opinion Research ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.