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Pipeline Development Support

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

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12 Aug 2026 at 14:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority commissioned pipeline development support for priority opportunities in its housing pipeline. The work covers technical advice on routes to market, identifying the activities and resources needed to overcome barriers to delivery, and developing route-to-market proposals for priority sites. This is a professional development consultancy service, classified as development consultancy services (CPV 73220000). Delivery is in the Liverpool City Region area. The requirement is relevant to consultancies that advise public bodies, housing programmes or regeneration pipelines on commercial strategy, delivery barriers and procurement or market routes. It combines strategic advice with practical development of proposals for specific sites, rather than the supply of construction works or physical goods.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold direct award without competition. One lot was completed. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority awarded the contract to ACRE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING LIMITED on 4 August 2026, and the contract was signed the same day. The active contract runs from 4 August 2026 to 18 October 2026. Its value is £40,200 excluding VAT, or £48,240 including VAT. The selected supplier is an SME. The award covers the full pipeline development support requirement, including route-to-market advice, work to address delivery barriers and proposals for priority housing-pipeline sites. The award was made under the legal basis identified as 2023/54. The procurement was below the applicable threshold.

This award demonstrates demand from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for specialist advice linking housing-pipeline opportunities to deliverable market routes. A credible competitor for similar work would need to understand public-sector development programmes, assess barriers to delivery and identify the activities, resources and commercial structures needed to move priority sites forward. Relevant capability includes technical route-to-market advice, preparation of clear proposals for individual sites and the ability to work across a pipeline rather than on one isolated project. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that a focused consultancy can deliver this scale of requirement. Firms with experience advising combined authorities, housing or regeneration bodies, and translating strategic opportunities into practical delivery plans, would be well placed when this requirement is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pipeline Development Support

Notice Description

The consultant will provide: - Technical advice on routes to market for priority opportunities - Identify the activity and resources required to address barriers to delivery - Develop route to market proposals for priority sites within the LCR housing pipeline

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e2ad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076809-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73220000 - Development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,200 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
4 Aug 2026 - 18 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 Region Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1BP
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

ACRE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING LIMITED

Further Information

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