Official UK procurement notice
Demolition and land remediation at the Port of Workington and Oldside
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe council is seeking to procure the services of an appropriate specialist contractor to finalise designs and deliver the demolition and remediation in accordance with the relevant regulations.
This is a design and build contract to remediate sites at Oldside and the Port of Workington. The legacy of previous land uses needs to be addressed to achieve the output of remediated land (at Tank Farm, Tank Farm B and Oldsite sites, as outlined in
the Scope) free of major contaminants and other inhibitors to development.
Delivery Specifics and Logistics will be in line with the Scope, which will be delivered in two distinct stages:
Stage 1: Design, development, consents, approvals
Stage 2: Construction (the demolition and remediation)
CPV: Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£280,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Quality 45% Social Value 15% Price 40%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 16 Jul 2025, 15:09 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 12:31 BST
- Authority reference
DN790061- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063607- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056073Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
16 Jul 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published16 Jul 2025, 15:09 BST
- Tender notice published385 days ago9 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
- Clarification questions by366 days ago28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline358 days ago5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts343 days ago20 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published174 days ago8 May 2026, 12:31 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025- Pipeline notice published16 Jul 2025, 15:09 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published9 Oct 2025, 11:14 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £280,0009 Oct 2025, 11:14 BSTwas £2,750,000
- Status changed to active9 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT9 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Dec 2025, 12:16 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Dec 2025, 12:16 GMT
- Contract signature expected15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 May 2026, 12:31 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 16 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd19 Dec 2025 – 20 Jun 2026 | £2,004,377 | 8 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Demolition and land remediation at the Port of Workington and Oldside · Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2025
- Value
- £2,004,377
- Period
- 19 Dec 2025 – 20 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THOMAS ARMSTRONG (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 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 DN790061 in the box labelled…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender