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Published 11 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Social Housing Allocation System_26

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Published estimate£1,755,000≈ £297k / year · £2,106,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 yrs 11 moends 30 Nov 2032 · up to 30 Nov 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement 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: 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 procontract.due-north.com/register ↗, go to suppliers' area and click on "register free".

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrs 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,755,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 30 Nov 2032 (5 yrs 11 mo) · up to 30 Nov 2036 with extensionsValue: £1,755,000 exc. VAT · £2,106,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Contract may be extended in increments up to four years at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authorities.
48000000 Software package and information systems

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 35%
  • Demonstration: 25%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality
  • Demonstration
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 4 Dec 2026
Authority reference
DN828449
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086483
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f83a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

Timeline

11 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published46 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST
  2. Clarification questions by32 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline21 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 37 days
    4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 64 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRVY-7813-WLPG Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Halton Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PLTJ-1788-CBLR Widnes, North WestContact email
  • Knowsley CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PXQQ-8436-NWPV Huyton, North WestContact email
  • Sefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PTHP-5656-DLCN Bootle, North WestContact email
  • Wirral CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PBCP-8675-BHWT Wallasey, North WestContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender