AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Liverpool City Council published an awarded-contract notice for TCR Business Case Support. The active award names MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED for consultancy supporting governance business-case requirements after funding was secured.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £127,069.28, was made to MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a modest-value highways consultancy services requirement in the North West, with an approximately 12-month stated contract period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-af36a67b-2d91-41eb-970c-9119bddc9c89-1 · 127069.28 GBP · active award
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The award identifies supplier Mott MacDonald Limited and a value of GBP 127,069.28. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to verified company number 01243967 and verified legal name MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded
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Process display_status is "awarded"; the source document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-af36a67b-2d91-41eb-970c-9119bddc9c89-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence16 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
97% confidence28 September 2026
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The stated contract period starts 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
97% confidence27 September 2027
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The stated contract period ends 2027-09-27T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£127,069.28
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The award value is 127069.28 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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One award is published, with one supplier, and the award carries the full stated value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence20 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-08-20T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence16 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated start date
97% confidence28 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T15:30:40+01:00.
Stated end date
97% confidence27 September 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-09-27T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceConsultancy support to complete governance business-case requirements arising after funding was secured
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The tender description states that Liverpool City Council seeks this support.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71311210 — Highways consultancy services
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The tender classification is CPV 71311210, described as Highways consultancy services.
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceNorth West, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies North West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
93% confidenceOther
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field is "Other - ".
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, ranking or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
97% confidence28 September 2026 to 27 September 2027 (approximately 12 months)
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The published contract period runs from 2026-09-28 to 2027-09-27.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceSuitable for VCSEs: no
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Addressable requirement
94% confidenceSpecialist business-case and governance consultancy linked to funded activity
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The published description requests consultancy to complete governance business-case requirements after funding was secured.
Published commercial scale
97% confidence£127,069.28 for the stated period
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The single active award is valued at GBP 127,069.28 and has a stated period ending 27 September 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-versus-contract interpretation
99% confidenceThe source is an awarded-contract notice with an active award and stated contract dates; it does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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The notice is tagged award, the award status is active, and no signed-contract field or document is supplied.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by exact name to active company number 01243967.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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The supplied data contains no bidder count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, award rationale, extension terms or signed-contract evidence.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly evidence a signed contract; analysis therefore reports an active award and stated contract period rather than a concluded or signed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- No lot structure, lot titles or separate lot values are published.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published. The renewal review point is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
TCR Business Case SupportLiverpool City CouncilMOTT MACDONALD LIMITEDhighways consultancy servicesbusiness case consultancyNorth West procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the TCR Business Case Support award?
MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED received the single published active award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £127,069.28.
What work is covered?
The notice describes consultancy support to complete governance business-case requirements arising from secured funding.
When does the stated contract period end?
The stated end date is 27 September 2027. No renewal terms are published.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.