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PFI TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Knowsley Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 13:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Knowsley Council appointed a technical adviser for its PFI requirements across eight schools: one special educational needs school, one college and six secondary schools. The work is a professional technical analysis and consultancy service supporting the Council in relation to this education estate. Delivery is in the Knowsley area of Merseyside. The requirement is relevant to consultancy practices that provide technical advice on privately financed public infrastructure or education projects, particularly where advice must cover different school settings and coordinate across a sizeable group of sites. The buyer is Knowsley Council, based at the Municipal Building in Huyton, and the service sits within the public-sector education and infrastructure advisory market.

The procurement is complete and awarded. Knowsley Council appointed INSCYTE LIMITED, a Birmingham-based SME, as the supplier for the single lot. The stated route was a below-threshold procedure, with the specific method recorded as unknown. The contract was signed on 25 June 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 29 June 2029, with a maximum possible extension date of 28 June 2030 and renewal described as being available as required. Its value is £179,000 excluding VAT and £215,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract is below the applicable threshold. The procurement was evaluated as a services requirement for technical analysis or consultancy.

For competing suppliers, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for PFI technical advisory support across a mixed portfolio of eight schools, including special educational needs, further education and secondary provision. A credible future competitor would need technical consultancy capability relevant to privately financed public infrastructure, with the capacity to support a council across multiple education sites rather than a single project. Experience of working with public authorities and translating technical analysis into advice for a school estate would be commercially relevant. The scale also favours firms able to manage a multi-year advisory engagement, coordinate work across different types of school and maintain continuity throughout the contract period. INSCYTE LIMITED is recorded as an SME supplier.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PFI TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Notice Description

The Council has appointed a PFI advisers to support them with 8 schools (1 special educational needs, 1 college and 6 secondary schools).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f916
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086848-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£179,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 29 Jun 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Knowsley Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUYTON
Postcode
L36 9YU
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Knowsley
Electoral Ward
Roby
Westminster Constituency
Knowsley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Inscyte Limited

Further Information

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