Official UK procurement notice
Kingsway Tunnel Embankment Stabilisation - Outbound Road
Authority: Merseytravel (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this commission is to seek the appointment of a specialist engineering contractor to provide Early Contractor Involvement and design of the slope stabilisation measures and variable messaging sign (VMS) foundation and superstructure, followed by the implementation of the design of the , Rockfall containment netting adjacent to the West bound carriageway of the A59 Kingsway Tunnel approach road between Mill Lane Bridge and Breck Road Bridge, together with the installation of the VMS foundation and superstructure and the associated power and data connections. In addition, remedial works to the existing drapery mesh to the inbound carriageway adjacent to Breck road.
Services will include, but not be limited to:
- Early contractor involvement/assessment/advice
- Identification and procurement of any additional surveys required to complete the design
- Design of the works to the outbound and inbound embankment as set out in this document and the VMS foundation and superstructure
- Surveys and inspections associated with the design of the above elements
- Support party wall surveyor in developing any necessary agreements with owners of adjacent properties
- Vegetation clearance from the embankment
- Provision of access for engineer inspection of embankment (as required)
- Rock scaling works (as required)
- Installation of slope stabilisation measures (Drapery mesh)
- Support party wall surveyor in agreeing any necessary agreements with owners of adjacent properties
CPV: Construction work for elevated highways · Construction work for highways · Construction work for highways, roads · Highway maintenance work · Main road construction works · Motorway construction works · Overpass construction work · Ring road construction work · Road construction works · Road-repair works · Roadworks · Surface work for highways · +2 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,600,000
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders wishing to respond to this tender opportunity must demonstrate a minimum annual turnover of £10,000,000. In addition, bidders are required to hold, as a minimum, the following insurance cover for the duration of the contract:
Public Liability Insurance: £5,000,000
Professional Indemnity Insurance: £5,000,000
The successful supplier will also be required to enter into a NEC4 contract with Merseytravel for the delivery of the works. A copy of the proposed contract is available for review within the tender pack on the Proactis portal.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 55%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Cost
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders wishing to respond to this tender opportunity must demonstrate a minimum annual turnover of £10,000,000. In addition, bidders are required to hold, as a minimum, the following insurance cover for the duration of the contract:
Public Liability Insurance: £5,000,000
Professional Indemnity Insurance: £5,000,000
The successful supplier will also be required to enter into a NEC4 contract with Merseytravel for the delivery of the works. A copy of the proposed contract is available for review within the tender pack on the Proactis portal.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Jan 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN803494- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005191- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060accFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
21 Jan 2026 → 13 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published274 days ago21 Jan 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Latest notice published262 days ago2 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT
- Clarification questions by254 days ago10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline233 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by204 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts192 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 11:18 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT2 Feb 2026, 10:03 GMT+14 days · was 17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)
updated deadline submission deadline
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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Notices published for this procedure
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