AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Liverpool City Council published a contract award notice for citizens engagement services relating to sustainability. The award names SHARED FUTURE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY as supplier, with a stated net value of £67,116.50.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, awarded on 28 September 2026, with a stated contract period from 17 October 2026 to 17 July 2027. The notice also records 17 October 2026 as a scheduled future signature date; it does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition services award for citizen engagement, research/polling and public-relations consultancy activity in the Liverpool City Region.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SHARED FUTURE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 67116.50 GBP · verified
View supporting evidence
Award 1 identifies supplier GB-COH-06919338. Supplier verification matched company number 06919338 and verified the legal name as SHARED FUTURE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
View supporting evidence
Document 097191-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award 1 has status "active".
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
View supporting evidence
Tender DN824399 and lot 1 are both recorded with status "complete".
Signature position
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled for 17 October 2026; signature not explicitly confirmed
View supporting evidence
Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-17T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£67,116.50
View supporting evidence
Award 1 value amount is GBP 67,116.50; the award description also states £67,116.50.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£80,539.80
View supporting evidence
Award 1 records amountGross of GBP 80,539.80.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence28 September 2026
View supporting evidence
Award 1 date is 2026-09-28.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Award notice 097191-2026 was published at 2026-10-14T16:27:48+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence17 October 2026
View supporting evidence
The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 17 October 2026.
Contract period stated
99% confidence17 October 2026 to 17 July 2027
View supporting evidence
Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-17 and endDate 2027-07-17.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceCitizens engagement services relating to sustainability
View supporting evidence
Process title is "Citizens Engagement - Sustainability" and the description states citizens engagement services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
View supporting evidence
Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classifications
99% confidenceMarket and economic research; polling and statistics (CPV 79300000); public relations consultancy services (CPV 79416200)
View supporting evidence
Award item 1 lists these CPV classifications.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKD7, United Kingdom
View supporting evidence
Award item 1 delivery address is region UKD7, United Kingdom.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
View supporting evidence
Award 1 is related to lot 1. The supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
View supporting evidence
Award 1 field aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
99% confidence17 October 2026 to 17 July 2027
View supporting evidence
Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing breakdown
98% confidenceNet and gross award totals published; unit rates and payment terms unknown
View supporting evidence
Award 1 provides amount and amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single active award is recorded for one supplier and one lot.
View supporting evidence
The supplied data contains award 1, supplier SHARED FUTURE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY, and related lot 1.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £67,116.50 is the award-level net value, with £80,539.80 recorded gross of VAT.
View supporting evidence
Award 1 records amount GBP 67,116.50 and amountGross GBP 80,539.80.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route.
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe notice records an active award and a future signature milestone, but does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed.
View supporting evidence
Award status is active; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 17 October 2026.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
View supporting evidence
No bid count, bidder list, scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no supplied title, description or individual value.
View supporting evidence
The supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Terms detail
99% confidenceExtension, renewal, payment and pricing-detail information not supplied in the published notice.
View supporting evidence
No such fields are present in the supplied award or tender data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature; it records a scheduled future signature date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension options, renewal terms, payment terms, unit prices and detailed deliverables.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Liverpool City CouncilSHARED FUTURE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYCitizens Engagement Sustainabilitycitizen engagement servicessustainabilitypublic sector contract awardlimited competition
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Liverpool City Council's Citizens Engagement - Sustainability award?
SHARED FUTURE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY (company number 06919338) is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the award?
The published net award value is £67,116.50. The notice records a gross value of £80,539.80.
When does the stated contract period run?
The award record gives a start date of 17 October 2026 and an end date of 17 July 2027. A signature date was scheduled for 17 October 2026, but signature is not explicitly confirmed in the supplied data.
What procedure was used?
The notice describes a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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.