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Social Housing Allocation System_26

Liverpool City Council

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11 Sep 2026 at 14:34

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council is buying a social housing allocation system for use by Liverpool City Council, Halton Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council and Wirral Council. The requirement covers software and information systems, including implementation of the system for the participating councils and its use to support the allocation of social housing. Delivery is across the participating council areas in Merseyside and Halton. Liverpool City Council is the lead buying organisation. The system will serve multiple local authorities, so suppliers should be able to provide a shared solution that supports different councils’ housing allocation operations while meeting their respective service needs. The procurement is categorised as goods, although the requirement combines software provision with implementation and ongoing system support.

The process reached tender: the councils invited offers through an open procedure. The tender was published on 11 September 2026. Questions could be submitted until 25 September 2026 at 23:59, and responses were due by 6 October 2026 at 23:59. Electronic submission is allowed in English through ProContract. The estimated value is £1,755,000 excluding VAT, or £2,106,000 including VAT. The contract period is structured from 1 January 2027 to 30 November 2032; the description refers to an implementation phase followed by five years commencing in November 2027. The contract may be extended in increments for up to four years, with a maximum end date of 30 November 2036. Award is based on quality 35%, demonstration 25%, price 30% and social value 10%.

This opportunity suits software suppliers with a proven social housing allocation platform and the capability to implement it for five public-sector organisations. The requirement is relevant to businesses experienced in configuring, deploying and supporting systems used by councils, particularly where one solution must serve several authorities with potentially different operating arrangements. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate their system, because demonstration accounts for 25% of the evaluation, alongside the broader quality assessment. Commercially competitive pricing matters, with price weighted at 30%, while bidders must also show how they will deliver social value. The councils have identified the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to both established technology providers and smaller specialist or mission-led organisations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Housing Allocation System_26

Notice Description

Liverpool City Council is seeking a supplier to provide a Social Housing Allocation System to the Council, Halton Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council and Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. The proposed contract will consist of an implementation phase, followed by five years commencing November 2027, with options to extend by a further four years. Further information can be obtained from: https://procontract.due-north.com from 15:00 on 11 September 2026. The response submission deadline is 16:00 on 6 October 2026. Please download the full document suite from Procontract. Your company will need to register on Procontract (Due North) to be able to receive the opportunity. The documents will only be available on Procontract. Once you have registered you will need to go to the "my opportunities" section on the home page of Procontract and follow the instructions as a supplier to enable you to return your submission. To register your organisation on Procontract click on the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/register, go to suppliers' area and click on "register free".

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contract may be extended in increments up to four years at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authorities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f83a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086483-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,755,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,755,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
6 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 30 Nov 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Additional Buyers

Halton Borough Council

Knowsley Council

Sefton Council

Wirral 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
TLD7 Merseyside
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Further Information

Notice Documents

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