Official UK procurement notice
The Appointment of a Specialist Engineering Contractor to develop under an ECI period the detailed remedial works to 8 Ventilation Stations across the Mersey Tunnels Estate and carry out those remedial works
Authority: Merseytravel (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMerseytravel have undertaken a baseline assessment of their assets across the entire tunnels' estate. This assessment was to provide greater understanding of the condition of these assets, any remedial works required and the associated budgets necessary to carry out those remedial works, and any areas of non-conformities against current recognised legislation and/or design guidance.
Following the appointment of an Engineering Consultancy to undertake Building Fabric Condition Surveys of the eight ventilation stations across the Kingsway and Queensway Tunnel estate; the purpose of this commission is for a Specialist Engineering Contractor to, under and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) period, to carry out the detailed design of the remedial works identified within the Building Fabric Condition Survey Reports. Under the two-stage nature of the proposed contract, and subject to the acceptance of the construction costs developed during the ECI phase the Contractor shall be required to undertake the works in line with the project deadlines set out within this document. These works will comprise significant structural and architectural building refurbishment and remedial works to Grade II listed Buildings.
The 8 ventilation stations cover the two Mersey Tunnels Kingsway & Queensway with the vent stations.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ): Bidders will be required to submit a response to the Merseytravel PQQ. This stage will assess whether bidders meet key requirements on a pass/fail basis, based on a set of mandatory criteria defined by Merseytravel. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT): Suppliers who successfully pass the PQQ stage will be invited to participate in the closed ITT stage. At this point, a full ITT pack will be issued, and invited suppliers will be required to submit detailed responses covering all quality and cost aspects outlined in the tender documentation.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£8,800,000
- Economic & financial standing
All Legal & Financial Capacity Conditions are detailed in the PQQ
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality & Technical Ability: 70%
- Contract Cost - (Price): 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality & Technical Ability
- Contract Cost - (Price)
- Economic & financial standing
All Legal & Financial Capacity Conditions are detailed in the PQQ
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 23 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036956- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068953Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ):
Bidders will be required to submit a response to the Merseytravel PQQ. This stage will assess whether bidders meet key requirements on a pass/fail basis, based on a set of mandatory criteria defined by Merseytravel.
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT):
Suppliers who successfully pass the PQQ stage will be invited to participate in the closed ITT stage. At this point, a full ITT pack will be issued, and invited suppliers will be required to submit detailed responses covering all quality and cost aspects outlined in the tender documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Stage 1 - Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ):
Bidders will be required to submit a response to the Merseytravel PQQ. This stage will assess whether bidders meet key requirements on a pass/fail basis, based on a set of mandatory criteria defined by Merseytravel.
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT):
Suppliers who successfully pass the PQQ stage will be invited to participate in the closed ITT stage. At this point, a full ITT pack will be issued, and invited suppliers will be required to submit detailed responses covering all quality and cost aspects outlined in the tender documentation.
All required Documents and further tender details can be found at :procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration… ↗. Where you will be able to register your account or log in to your account to find all Stage 1 tender documentation and further information and instructions.
Timeline
23 Apr 2026 → 24 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published182 days ago23 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST
- Clarification questions by164 days ago11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline160 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by128 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
- Contract starts28 days ago24 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 10:54 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 09:04 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST24 Apr 2026, 09:04 BST-3 days · was 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 09:13 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published31 Jul 2026, 11:39 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete31 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
Published amendments (2)
Updated submission deadline
price
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 23 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 30 Jul 2026 | CancelledThe initial procurement for this project did not fully address our requires and as such we choose to end the procurement to start the process again to include full details of the project to be undertaken. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender