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Published 21 Nov 2023, 16:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Barrow Levelling Up Fund – Market Hall and Forum Refurbishment Including Public Realm Works

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedure
Published estimate£18,000,000≈ £10m / year5.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2024awarded 15 Apr 2024
Awarded to Leck construction Limited
Contract term 1 yr 9 moends 28 Nov 2025 · starts 26 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 9 moPublished value£18,000,000
Contract period: 26 Feb 2024 – 28 Nov 2025 (1 yr 9 mo)
Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 40Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quallity: 40
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quallity: 40
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Construction work
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041bbc Find 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
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jan 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    26 Feb 2024
  4. Notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 12:21 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Mar 2025, 12:21 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £17,089,0621 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Leck construction Limited£17,089,062 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Westmorland and Furness Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, North West, LA9 4DQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria