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OPSI Lab Phase 2 - Innovation Support for Prototype Projects supporting Children and Young People Services

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

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18 Sep 2026 at 10:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority commissioned specialist innovation support for prototype projects that transform frontline services for children and young people and improve outcomes for residents. The work covers project management consultancy and research and development consultancy, focused on designing and supporting innovative interventions for public services. It is a services requirement for the Office for Public Service Innovation, with delivery in the United Kingdom. The buyer is a sub-central public authority based in Liverpool. The scope is relevant to consultancies, innovation specialists, research and development organisations, and service design providers working with public bodies on children’s services, prototype development and service improvement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to THIS IS CAPACITY CIC, a Liverpool-based SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise. It used a direct award below the relevant threshold without competition, under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026 and runs from 9 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its gross value is £443,802, in GBP. The award covers one lot and the resulting contract is active. The published outcome identifies the supplier and confirms that the procurement has moved beyond selection into delivery of the contracted innovation support.

This award demonstrates demand from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for specialist support that links public-service innovation with practical prototype projects for children and young people. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable work for this buyer would need to combine project management with research and development consultancy, translating innovative ideas into interventions that can be applied in frontline services. Credible providers would also need experience working with public authorities, understanding resident outcomes and service pressures, and managing prototype activity from development through implementation. The successful supplier’s SME and VCSE profile indicates that a smaller mission-led organisation can be suitable for this type of specialist public-service innovation requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OPSI Lab Phase 2 - Innovation Support for Prototype Projects supporting Children and Young People Services

Notice Description

Specialist support to transform frontline services for children and young people and improve resident outcomes for the Office for Public Service Innovation (OPSI) through innovative interventions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07752b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088550-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£443,802 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 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

This is Capacity

Further Information

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