Official UK procurement notice
Mersey Tunnels Fire Doors Replacements
Authority: Merseytravel (Public body)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Published estimate£1,200,000≈ £600k / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2026awarded 2 Jul 2026
Awarded to CLM Fireproofing Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 18 Jan 2028 · up to 18 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 19 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Kingsway and Queensway Tunnels have been subject to recent investigations into
the condition of existing emergency and maintenance access doors. These investigations
established the requirement for refurbishment and replacement of the doors throughout
the tunnels
CPV: Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
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
Lot awarding rule: Bids will be evaluated against the following criteria: Quality: 60% / Price: 40%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 12 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 16:03 BST
- Authority reference
PRA000489- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073055- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df44Find a Tender
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
- 13 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Nov 2025 → 2 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published344 days ago12 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT
- Clarification questions by314 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline282 days ago13 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Contract starts276 days ago19 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published112 days ago2 Jul 2026, 16:03 BST
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025- Tender notice published12 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Nov 2025, 07:07 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published25 Nov 2025, 10:58 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 19 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT25 Nov 2025, 10:58 GMT+9 days · was 10 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Tender notice published17 Dec 2025, 10:27 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 13 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT17 Dec 2025, 10:27 GMT+25 days · was 19 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Jul 2026, 16:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 16:03 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (3)
Update to information relating to tender documents
Extension amends to clarification and submission deadlines
Extension to response deadline.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 12 Nov 2025, 18 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £950,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLM Fireproofing LtdSME16 Jul 2026 – 15 Jul 2028 · up to 15 Jan 2029Extensions: There is an optional 6 months contract extension | £950,000 | 2 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CLM FIREPROOFING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications The tender documents can be located at the above link.
- Bidding documents and specifications https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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