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Published 22 Sept 2025, 15:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA), through Invest Liverpool City Region (ILCR), seeks to appoint a specialist provider to represent its inward investment interests in the United States

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Awarded value£63,444published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Sept 2025
Awarded to OCO Global

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA), through Invest Liverpool City Region (ILCR), seeks to appoint a specialist provider to represent its inward investment interests in the United States. This initiative supports the delivery of LCRCA's Inward Investment Strategy, which aims to increase FDI by 25% by 2030 and position LCR as a top 10 UK location for foreign investment. The US is a priority market due to its alignment with LCR's sector strengths, including Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing, Creative & Tech, Financial, Professional and Business Services and Maritime & Logistics. The representation will also support the development of a pipeline of opportunities ahead of a proposed Mayoral Mission to the US in 2026.

The Liverpool City Region (LCR) Inward Investment Strategy and Investment Propositions, including the overarching Place offer, Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing, Creative & Tech and Financial, Professional and Business Services will be shared as part of this procurement process.

This project is funded by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
66100000 Banking and investment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Sept 2025, 15:04 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2025, 16:26 BST
Authority reference
DN788324
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066471
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f3f Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025
  1. Contract award notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 15:04 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 16:26 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £63,4441 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OCO GlobalSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026£63,44422 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • LCRCA USA investment Representative For Liverpool City Region · OCO GlobalSME

    Signed
    24 Sept 2025
    Value
    £63,444
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNDZ-8253-CJJM 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • OCO GLOBAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI045268GB-PPON: PTGM-2832-QWWL 6 Citylink Business Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 4HBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender