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title: "Block Contracting Arrangements for Residential with Nursing Care in Furness, Cumbria"
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# Block Contracting Arrangements for Residential with Nursing Care in Furness, Cumbria

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/block-contracting-arrangements-for-residential-with-nursing-care-in-furness-cumbria-ocds-h6vhtk-02b604). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumbria County Council: "Block Contracting Arrangements for Residential with Nursing Care in Furness, Cumbria". Published status: complete. Published Value: £29,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Jul 2021, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cumbria County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumbria-county-council-GB-FTS-12)
- **Published Value:** £29,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 July 2021 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £29,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b604`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/block-contracting-arrangements-for-residential-with-nursing-care-in-furness-cumbria-ocds-h6vhtk-02b604#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/block-contracting-arrangements-for-residential-with-nursing-care-in-furness-cumbria-ocds-h6vhtk-02b604#participate

## Description
In areas of the County where demand for residential with nursing care is high, the Council requires access to a specified number of residential placements in order to meet the statutory needs of local people. The Council is therefore seeking to procure the required capacity via flexible bulk purchasing (a block contract) in Furness, Cumbria, thus securing the required service capacity at a price which offers improved value for money.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £29,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 029113-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Risedale Estates Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-01974198`
  - Value: £29,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 029113-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £29,000,000
  - Signed Date: 20/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029113-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-23T09:42:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T20:14:34.336Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b604