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# Highways Professional Services Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051c88). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool City Council: "Highways Professional Services Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £100,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Liverpool City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £100,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Highways consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7, UKD72
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051c88#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051c88`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** - All departments of Liverpool City Council including any arm's length company organisations
- Halton Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (the "LCRCA") (and each a "Local Authority") and any subsidiaries, affiliated or associated joint-venture vehicles of each Local Authority including local authority trading companies and local authority housing companies, registered providers of social housing including but not limited to a list of providers registered with the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH); and
- Transport for Liverpool City Region (TfLCR) (previously known as Merseytravel) or such other organisation as may exist in the future as the LCRCA regional transport network.

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051c88#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FProcurer%2FAdvert%2FView%3FadvertId%3D9c7f4099-f413-f111-813c-005056b64545%26fromAdvertEvent%3DTrue)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051c88#participate

## Description
Liverpool City Council (LCC) intends to invite suppliers to tender for a new version of the Professional Services Framework (the PSF) to commence from October 2026. The current PSF is due to expire in October 2026, with LCC requiring similar services and commissions from the consultancy market to support planned delivery from October / November 2026.
The framework will be split into the following four (4) lots:
Lot 1 - Sustainable Transport Planning and Policy Advice
Lot 2 - Highways and Infrastructure Design Support Services
Lot 3 - P&P Management and NEC Contract Administration Support Services
Lot 4 - Commercial and Contract Management Support Services

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Sustainable Transport Planning and Policy Advice
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71311210
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** The Supplier shall provide the staff, resource, technical competence and expertise for the
successful delivery of all documentation, records, approvals, outputs, drawings, designs, reports, submissions and any other documentation or services reasonab...
- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2026 to 05/10/2030

### Lot 2: Highways and Infrastructure Design Support Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71311210
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** The Supplier shall provide Consultancy services related to highways, traffic, streets and urban design including but not limited to investigation, planning, design, operations, compliance, integration, construction and maintenance.
The services will ...
- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2026 to 05/10/2030

### Lot 3: P&P Management and NEC Contract Administration Support Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71311210
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** The Supplier shall provide the staff, resource, technical competence and expertise for the successful application of Project and Programme Management Support Services (PPMSS),
primarily to support the delivery of the Highways Capital Programme. The H...
- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2026 to 05/10/2030

### Lot 4: Commercial and Contract Management Support Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71311210
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Commercial and Contract Management support services are required to support to assist in the successful delivery of Highways Schemes across the full range of projects under the responsibility of Transportation, Highways & Parking (TH&P). This include...
- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2026 to 05/10/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018137-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-13T14:47:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:58:03.676Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051c88