Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Mace Consult Limited
- Value
- £150,147
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Dec 2025
- Published8 Jan 2026Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
Homes England, working with Liverpool City Council (LCC) and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA), is commissioning a consultancy team to prepare a Strategic Masterplan Vision for the North Docks area. This is a major regeneration opportunity within Liverpool's northern waterfront. The Vision will provide a unified long term framework to accelerate sustainable economic growth, housing delivery, infrastructure investment and high quality placemaking.
About the supplier
Mace Consult Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07094851).