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title: "Northern Powerhouse Rail Public Affairs Consultancy"
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# Northern Powerhouse Rail Public Affairs Consultancy

Buyer: LCRCA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-522c58a7-c388-4f3d-9cd1-a1a3ce242687

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## Summary

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) sought bids for a contract titled "Northern Powerhouse Rail Public Affairs Consultancy" within the Research and Development Services and Related Consultancy Services category. The procurement process employed a restricted procedure and was in the award stage as of 2nd October 2024. The location of services was specified as the North West region of the United Kingdom, with an overall contract value of £96,000. The tender period concluded on 29th August 2024, and the contract period commenced on 21st September 2024, extending until 28th February 2025.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in public affairs consultancy and stakeholder engagement, especially those experienced in working with government entities on large-scale infrastructure projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to compete, provided they can demonstrate robust capabilities in communications and marketing support. The awarded contract went to Lexington Communications Limited, indicating the level of competition and quality expected for such a consultancy role. This tender provides a platform for developing valuable government relations and showcases a company's ability to support transformative regional projects.

## Notice

LCRCA is looking to commission a suitable full-service agency to work with the Place (Transport) Team, the Government Relations team, CA Comms and Marketing teams and with commissioned economic advisory services to provide stakeholder engagement, communications and marketing-related support as part of an overall campaign to emphasise the value of transformative rail investment in the City Region as part of Northern Powerhouse Rail. This should closely work within, rather than separately to, the overall programme of CA engagement with government - direct contact with which will remain with CA senior officers - and support the promotion of its developing work on 'Future Asks'.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e29af0b-07fe-4c50-ac55-cf60f437f9e8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 20 Sep 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £96,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £81,750 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LCRCA |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1BP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LEXINGTON COMMUNICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2024 at 14:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e29af0b-07fe-4c50-ac55-cf60f437f9e8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e29af0b-07fe-4c50-ac55-cf60f437f9e8
  2nd October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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