Official UK procurement notice
Full Design Services, RIBA stages 4 - 6, former Red Lion site, Egremont
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn architect-led multidisciplinary design team to deliver the Egremont FRLS project from RIBA Stage 4-7. The successful bidder will be required to provide all the services set out in this tender; Design consultant/ Architect, landscape architect, Cost Consultant, Structural Engineer, Mechanical/ Electrical Engineer, Principal Designer and Contract Administrator
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£340,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Cost
- Social Value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062670- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c326Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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 DN821120 in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity.
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Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland 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. 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.
Timeline
3 Jul 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published112 days ago3 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification questions by90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline81 days ago3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by59 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent59 days ago25 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published59 days ago25 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
- Contract starts36 days ago17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2026- Tender notice published3 Jul 2026, 11:00 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Aug 2026, 12:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARKLEBOYCE ARCHITECTS LTDSME17 Sept 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: There is the potential for a contract extension of up to 6 months, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding. | £283,910 | 24 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ARKLEBOYCE ARCHITECTS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender