MNI Phase 1 Design · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Merseytravel

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North West (UKD7)

Awarded value£119,639published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Mott MacDonald

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide services to support the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The scope of the works is to cover the additional technical services necessary by the…

The scope of the works is to cover the additional technical services necessary by the appointed designer in developing the pre-construction design and scope in conjunction with the main contractor.

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
Last source update: 14 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-096946
Classification (CPV): Civil engineering consultancy services
Delivery area: North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078769 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The initial contract was procured and awarded pursuant to the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('PCR 2015'). The PCR 2015 provide exemptions under which a contract may be compliantly modified without a new procurement procedure.
The original contract has previously been modified twice, a further modification would not be permitted as this would take the total modified cost to over 50% of the original contract value.
The predominant cause of the increase in work required under the contract is due to the Combined Authority agreeing to undertake the public realm improvements at Monument Place that were proposed to be undertaken by Liverpool City Council. There is public benefit in doing so due to cost efficiencies and reduced public disruption.
Consideration has been given to alternative arrangements but the proposed additional work cannot be easily discoupled from existing work. A new tender process is not feasible in the circumstances. Officers believe that failing to undertake an ECI stage will create a significant risk to the deliverability of the Project given the budget difficulties it already faces.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £119,6391 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mott MacDonald	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 096946-2026-1 · Mott MacDonald
Signed
17 Aug 2026
Value
£119,639
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseytravel

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L31BPContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mott MacDonald LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 1243967 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.