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Regeneration Project Creative Concept Work

Liverpool City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

28 Jul 2026 at 12:20

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

26 Jun 2026 at 14:20

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

26 Jun 2026 at 14:17

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council procured creative concept work for a regeneration project in Liverpool. The requirement is a specialist design service focused on developing the project’s creative concept. The work is categorised as specialty design services. Liverpool City Council is the buyer and the activity is intended for delivery within Liverpool. The procurement concerns professional creative and design input to support a regeneration scheme, rather than construction, general marketing or routine design production. It is therefore most relevant to design practices, creative studios and intellectual-property owners with a proven ability to originate or develop distinctive concepts for major public-sector regeneration projects.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award. The stated justification was that the selected supplier held intellectual property rights and was the only supplier able to provide the required services, with no reasonable alternatives. Apple Corps Limited was awarded the contract on 26 June 2026 for £465,000 excluding VAT (£558,000 including VAT). The award period was 8 July 2026 to 7 July 2027. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and is active, with a contract value of £462,000 excluding VAT (£554,400 including VAT), covering 8 July 2026 to 1 October 2026. The procurement was above the relevant threshold and had one completed lot.

This award demonstrates demand from Liverpool City Council for high-value, specialist creative concept work linked to regeneration. The route used was a direct award based on exclusive intellectual property rights, so future competitors would need to establish clear ownership or control of distinctive creative assets, or demonstrate a legally credible route to provide the required concept. Relevant suppliers would be creative studios, specialist design consultancies, cultural or entertainment brands, and intellectual-property owners able to develop concepts for a public regeneration setting. Credibility would depend on demonstrable originality, rights clearance, and experience translating a distinctive creative identity into a coherent concept suitable for a council-led regeneration project. The scale also suits established specialist teams able to manage substantial commissions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Regeneration Project Creative Concept Work

Notice Description

Creative concept work for a regeneration project within Liverpool.

Procurement Information

The following conditions are met in relation to this contract: (a)due to the particular supplier having intellectual property rights only that supplier can supply the services required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be54
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071174-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79930000 - Specialty design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£465,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£462,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jul 2026 - 1 Oct 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

APPLE CORPS LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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