✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:10.
Opportunity overview
Merseytravel is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced licenced asbestos removal contractors (LARCs) for the removal and disposal of AIB backed 'dado' cladding panels to the length of the Kingsway Tunnel North and South tubes. This will include the removal and disposal of associated bracketry/ support fixings and the redundant cabling fixed behind dado panels and subsequent decontamination and cleaning of the structure.
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Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 1BP · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
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094864-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Merseytravel is seeking licensed asbestos removal contractors to remove and dispose of asbestos insulating board (AIB) backed dado cladding panels, associated fixings and redundant cabling from the Kingsway Tunnel’s north and south tubes, followed by decontamination and structural cleaning.
Who this may suit
Suitable for experienced licensed asbestos removal contractors able to undertake tunnel-based AIB removal, waste disposal, decontamination and cleaning.
Key points identified
Supplier capabilitySuitably qualified and experienced licensed asbestos removal contractor (LARC).Evidence: "Merseytravel is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced licenced asbestos removal contractors (LARCs)".
Asbestos removal scopeRemoval and disposal of AIB-backed dado cladding panels in the Kingsway Tunnel north and south tubes.Evidence: "removal and disposal of AIB backed 'dado' cladding panels to the length of the Kingsway Tunnel North and South tubes".
Associated worksRemove and dispose of associated bracketry/support fixings and redundant cabling, then decontaminate and clean the structure.Evidence: "This will include the removal and disposal of associated bracketry/ support fixings and the redundant cabling fixed behind dado panels and subsequent decontamination and cleaning of the structure."
96% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Merseytravel is seeking licensed asbestos removal contractors to remove and dispose of asbestos insulating board (AIB) backed dado cladding panels, associated fixings and redundant cabling from the Kingsway Tunnel’s north and south tubes, followed by decontamination and structural cleaning.
Who this may suit
Suitable for experienced licensed asbestos removal contractors able to undertake tunnel-based AIB removal, waste disposal, decontamination and cleaning.
Key deliverables
Remove and dispose of AIB-backed dado cladding panels across the Kingsway Tunnel north and south tubes.
Remove and dispose of associated brackets, support fixings and redundant cabling behind the panels.
Decontaminate and clean the structure after removal.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Supplier capability
99% confidence
Suitably qualified and experienced licensed asbestos removal contractor (LARC).
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"Merseytravel is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced licenced asbestos removal contractors (LARCs)".
Asbestos removal scope
99% confidence
Removal and disposal of AIB-backed dado cladding panels in the Kingsway Tunnel north and south tubes.
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"removal and disposal of AIB backed 'dado' cladding panels to the length of the Kingsway Tunnel North and South tubes".
Associated works
99% confidence
Remove and dispose of associated bracketry/support fixings and redundant cabling, then decontaminate and clean the structure.
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"This will include the removal and disposal of associated bracketry/ support fixings and the redundant cabling fixed behind dado panels and subsequent decontamination and cleaning of the structure."
Required supplier status
98% confidence
Licensed asbestos removal contractor (LARC); further eligibility requirements are unknown.
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The notice requests tenders from "licenced asbestos removal contractors (LARCs)".
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated contract value
98% confidence
Up to £4,600,000.
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Opportunity value maximum and Lot 1 value are both stated as GBP 4,600,000.
Currency
100% confidence
GBP.
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Opportunity and Lot 1 currency are stated as GBP.
Delivery
Delivery area
95% confidence
UKD7, United Kingdom.
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The delivery location is listed as region "UKD7", country "United Kingdom".
Site
99% confidence
Kingsway Tunnel north and south tubes.
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The scope refers to "the Kingsway Tunnel North and South tubes".
Contract dates
100% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are not provided.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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Display status is "open" and source status is "active".
Procurement method
100% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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Procurement method details are stated as "Below threshold - open competition".
Submission deadline
100% confidence
11 November 2026, 11:00 UTC.
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Submission deadline is stated as "2026-11-11T11:00:00Z".
Tender documents portal
90% confidence
The Chest.
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Bidding documents and technical specifications URLs are listed as https://www.the-chest.org.uk/.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Hazardous-materials delivery risk
96% confidence
The work involves removal, disposal and decontamination relating to asbestos insulating board; detailed site controls and technical requirements are not provided in the supplied notice.
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The stated scope includes AIB panel removal/disposal and subsequent decontamination and cleaning; the technical specification content is not supplied.
Commercial and programme uncertainty
98% confidence
Contract dates, pricing structure, payment terms and detailed tender evaluation requirements are unknown from the supplied data.
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Contract start/end are null and no commercial or evaluation detail is included in the supplied notice text.
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