Notice Information
Notice Title
RFI for a Glazed Structure
Notice Description
LJMU wish to engage with the market for our requirements for a glazed structure within the Avril Robarts LRC. This is a market research exercise, and is not a formal call for competition. Full details are contained within the Request for Information document that can be accessed via our In-tend - e-tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ljmu/aspx/Home. Please register on In-tend , do not make direct contact with the Buyer via email or tel , all correspondence must be submitted via In-tend.
Planning Information
Interested parties must register on In-tend, access the RFI doc, and then complete and return no later than 12 noon 14th January 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f167
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080900-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45441000 - Glazing work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Mar 20266 days to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- k.l.baxter@ljmu.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 5AH
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD72 Liverpool
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Brownlow Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080900-2025
9th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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