Official UK procurement notice
Barrow Levelling Up Fund – Market Hall and Forum Refurbishment Including Public Realm Works
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for the detail design stage for the major refurbishment of both the Market Hall and the Forum and the Funding is through the Levelling Up Fund.
Stage 1 for design awarded 12 April 2024
Stage 2 for construction yet to be awarded
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£18,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quallity: 40
- price: 40
Published award criteria (2)
- Quallity: 40
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 80 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Nov 2023, 16:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2025, 12:21 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN700183- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007656- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041bbcFind a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN700183) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The framework is for 48 months. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this contract. Under this procurement the contractor is required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Jan 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline5 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts26 Feb 2024
- Notice published3 Mar 2025, 12:21 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2025, 12:21 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leck construction Limited | £17,089,062 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007656-2025-1 · Leck construction Limited
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2024
- Value
- £17,089,062
- Period
- … – 28 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Leck construction LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria