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Published 8 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST

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Benefits Realisation Support for the Borderlands 5G Innovation Region programme 12 month extension

Official notice

Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Awarded value£100,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Jul 2025
Awarded to FarrPoint Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Services Sought:

12months of ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the four existing venues Borderlands 5GIR (specifically Windermere, Stranraer, Kielder and Destination Tweed) and their attend live use cases (specifically environmental monitoring, people county, car park capacity monitoring and payment processing for ferry tickets). This monitoring should include at least 1 site visit to each venue and production of final report in March'26.

This contract also includes the potential for the following optional support:

  • Additional venue -Benefits identification, monitoring and evaluation. To include at least 1 site visit to new venue and incorporation of data into final report. Please provide an estimated cost per new venue.
  • Additional use case at existing venue (Windermere, Stranraer, Kielder and Destination Tweed) - Benefits identification, monitoring and evaluation and incorporation into final report.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
71316000 Telecommunication consultancy 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
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047406
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05848c Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025
  1. Contract award notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FarrPoint LimitedSME8 Aug 2025 – 7 Aug 2026£100,00016 Jul 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumberland Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJGX-9191-DYLV Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FARRPOINT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC296299GB-PPON: PCQJ-3837-BHCD Ground Floor West, 2 Lochrin Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9QAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender