Official UK procurement notice
M62 Digital Advertising Screens/ Towers
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Published estimate£11,500,000envelope for 2 lots · £13,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 10 yrsstarts 30 Nov 2025
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLiverpool City Council is seeking an established media owner partner or partners to successfully manage a commercial digital outdoor advertising, gateway location in this distinctive global city. The pair of digital advertising towers adjacent to the slip road off of the M62 entering Liverpool by Bowring Park has two funding and bidding options that bidders may bid for one or the other or both options.
This opportunity has been divided into two separate lots. However, only one (1) contract will be awarded under this process, and it will be awarded via one of the two lots only.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 May 2035, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement was conducted prior to the launch of PA2023 and the new CDP. The ProContract reference for this was DN734527 and was published on 24th July 2024 with a closing date of 20th August 2024 at 17:30.
CPV: Advertising services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£11,500,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Option A - Media Owner Capex FundedAwardedPublished value£5,750,000
To commercially sell the advertising on the digital displays to fund a commercial annual rent to the landlord, Liverpool City Council, subject to advertiser / content restrictions included with the Lease between the Council and the media owner. And;
To make necessary upgrades and maintain and operate a pair of digital advertising towers on each side the raised M62 slip road as it enters Liverpool at Bowring Park.
The upgrades, maintenance and operation to be funded by the media owner.
- Value
- £5,750,000 exc. VAT · £6,900,000 inc. VAT
79341000 Advertising services
Lot #2Option B - Landlord Capex FundedAwardedPublished value£5,750,000
To commercially sell the advertising on the digital displays on a sales agent basis to fund a commercial annual revenue to Liverpool City Council, subject to advertiser / content restrictions included with the Lease between the Council and the media owner. And;
To make necessary upgrades, maintain and operate a pair of digital advertising towers on each side the raised M62 slip road as it enters Liverpool at Bowring Park.
The upgrade, maintenance and operation to be initially funded by the media owner and upon successful, satisfactory completion of the upgrades/ refurbishment and transparent …
- Value
- £5,750,000 exc. VAT · £6,900,000 inc. VAT
79341000 Advertising services
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
This opportunity has been divided into two separate lots. However, only one (1) contract will be awarded under this process, and it will be awarded via one of the two lots only.
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
- Economic & financial standingPlease review tender documents for more information.
- Technical & professional abilityPlease review tender documents for more information.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 May 2035
- First published
- 23 Dec 2025, 13:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 13:07 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
DN769335- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ca3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
- Please review tender documents for more information.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
- Please review tender documents for more information.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jun 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/Advert ↗
Reference: DN769335
Timeline
8 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 09:44 BST
- Next notice expected23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 16:36 BST
- Clarification questions by20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by365 days ago23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts298 days ago30 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT
- Latest notice published275 days ago23 Dec 2025, 13:07 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Lot | Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Option A - Media Owner Capex Funded; 2 · Option B - Landlord Capex Funded | supplier not published | — | 22 Dec 2025 | Cancelled |
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Procurement termination notice published23 Dec 2025, 13:07 GMTUK12
- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 16:36 BSTUK4
- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 09:44 BSTUK1
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender