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title: "Kingsway Tunnel - Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB) 'Dado' Panels Removal"
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# Kingsway Tunnel - Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB) 'Dado' Panels Removal

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kingsway-tunnel-asbestos-insulating-board-aib-dado-panels-removal-ocds-h6vhtk-078300). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseytravel: "Kingsway Tunnel - Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB) 'Dado' Panels Removal". Published status: active. Published Value: £4,600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 14 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Merseytravel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseytravel-GB-PPON-PJQR-8469-DXQD)
- **Published Value:** £4,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 November 2026 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Asbestos-removal work
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kingsway-tunnel-asbestos-insulating-board-aib-dado-panels-removal-ocds-h6vhtk-078300#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078300`

## 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/kingsway-tunnel-asbestos-insulating-board-aib-dado-panels-removal-ocds-h6vhtk-078300#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kingsway-tunnel-asbestos-insulating-board-aib-dado-panels-removal-ocds-h6vhtk-078300#participate

## Description
Merseytravel is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced licenced asbestos removal contractors (LARCs) for the removal and disposal of AIB backed 'dado' cladding panels to the length of the Kingsway Tunnel North and South tubes. This will include the removal and disposal of associated bracketry/ support fixings and the redundant cabling fixed behind dado panels and subsequent decontamination and cleaning of the structure.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45262660
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 11/01/2027 to 10/07/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F094864-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-07T14:23:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:05:15.919Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078300