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Official UK procurement notice
Cumberland Microenterprises Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCumberland Council has commissioned a provider to create a network of care and prevention microenterprises across Cumberland to reduce unmet care and reduce the number of customers requiring a statutory intervention. By focusing on developing prevention services to maintain customers independence, mental health, physical wellbeing and promote social interaction.
The maximum budget for this contract for the duration of the agreement (initial term of 12 months with potential extensions of two up to 12 months) £303,000.
CPV: Health services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 1 yr · up to 3 yrs from 2 Aug 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£252,500
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 70% Social Value 10% Price 20%
- “Cumberland Microenterprises Service” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use the vehicle
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 May 2025, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 15:11 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031133- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c05Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 8 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All tenders must be submitted via The Chest - registration if free.
Timeline
2 May 2025 → 19 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published2 May 2025, 10:55 BST
- Next notice expected9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published10 Jun 2025, 09:43 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts2 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published58 days ago19 Aug 2026, 15:11 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 May 2025, 10:55 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Jun 2025, 09:43 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £252,50010 Jun 2025, 09:43 BST
- Status changed to active10 Jun 2025, 09:43 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Jun 2025, 09:43 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST10 Jun 2025, 09:43 BST
- Contract details notice published14 Oct 2025, 15:26 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST
- Contract change notice published19 Aug 2026, 15:11 BSTUK10
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 2 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 1
- Signed
- 2 Aug 2025
- Value
- £252,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2027 · up to 1 Aug 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two periods of up to 12 months each
- Change 31 Jul 2026 contract amendment published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACYAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Registration on The Chest is free.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender