Start Up Support Service — UK public procurement notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-0777a8
Creator: Liverpool City Council
Published: 2026-09-28T11:44:08.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD7)

Awarded value£80,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Sept 2026

Awarded to Merseyside Expanding Horizons

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Liverpool City Council have awarded a contract to Merseyside Expanding Horizons for Start Up Support Services for the value of £80,000

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Lot 1Awarded

Delivery: North West

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 28 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
Last source update: 28 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
Authority reference: DN816545
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0777a8

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £80,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Merseyside Expanding HorizonsSMEStart Up Support Services25 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2027	£80,000	10 Sept 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Start Up Support Services Contract · Merseyside Expanding HorizonsSME
Signed
24 Sept 2026
Value
£80,000
Period
25 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026

Contract details notice published
28 Sept 2026, 12:44 BSTUK7
Contract signature expected
23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Contract award notice published
22 Sept 2026, 14:30 BSTUK6

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRVY-7813-WLPG Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DS [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Merseyside Expanding HorizonsAwarded supplierGB-COH: IP28914R 46 Medway, Merseyside, North West, L20 4SR

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST