Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 16 Apr 2025, 11:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LCRCA - SIF Land and Property Consultancy Support - 2025

Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Real estate services (70)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£600,000≈ £300k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT17.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 16 May 2025awarded 12 Nov 2025

Awarded to Aspinall Verdi

Contract term 2 yrsends 5 Jul 2027 · up to 5 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Combined Authority wishes to appoint a consultant to support its Investment Team for and initial two (2) years, with the option to extend by up to three (3) further years (total potential contract length of five (5) years).

The preferred bidder (the "Consultant") will provide land and property advisory services demonstrating significant conventional public sector regeneration acumen.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 7 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000

Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 5 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 5 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The Combined Authority wishes to appoint a consultant to support its Investment Team for and initial two (2) years, with the option to extend by up to three (3) further years (total potential contract length of five (5) years). · The Combined Authority wishes to appoint a consultant to support its Investment Team for and initial two (2) years, with the option to extend by up to three (3) further years (total potential contract length of five (5) years).

70300000 Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Economic & financial standing
Financial Capacity as detailed in the tender documents

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: Methodology: Quality Assurance: Resources: Social Value:
Price: Hourly Rate

Conditions of participation1

Economic & financial standing
Financial Capacity as detailed in the tender documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 7 Jan 2030
First published: 16 Apr 2025, 11:57 BST
Last source update: 26 Jan 2026, 12:33 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Jun 2025
Authority reference: DN764366
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-015499
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related servicesMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesReal estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0503de Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: This information can be located within the procurement documents on The Chest.

Review and risk notes

Risks: This information can be located within the procurement documents on The Chest.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 16 May 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗

Timeline

16 Apr 2025 → 26 Jan 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
16 Apr 2025, 11:57 BST
Clarification questions by
9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
16 May 2025, 11:00 BST
Award decision expected by
16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent340 days ago
17 Nov 2025
Standstill ends330 days ago
26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published269 days ago
26 Jan 2026, 12:33 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
16 Apr 2025, 11:57 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
17 Nov 2025, 16:44 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Nov 2025, 16:44 GMT
Contract signature expected
27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
26 Jan 2026, 12:33 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £495,4231 award exc. VAT

Bids received 64 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aspinall Verdi27 Nov 2025 – 26 Nov 2028 · up to 26 Nov 2030Extensions: The Contract term is 2 year +1yr +1yr +1yr to the total of 5 years	£495,423	12 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Aspinall Verdi
Signed
2 Dec 2025
Value
£495,423
Period
2 Dec 2025 – 26 Nov 2028
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: This contract does not meet the relevant threshold for set KPI's

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNDZ-8253-CJJM 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ASPINALL VERDI LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06908655GB-PPON: PQYP-4933-ZQRX 31 The Calls, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7EYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Jan 2026, 12:33 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Nov 2025, 16:44 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2025, 11:57 BST