Official UK procurement notice
Netherhall School - Replacement External Doors and Windows
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Published estimate£1,250,000≈ £600k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT31.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2025awarded 13 Jun 2025
Awarded to Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 1 moends 31 Aug 2027 · starts 21 Jul 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project comprises the replacement of external windows and doors at Netherhall School, Maryport, CA15 6NT. The project will be let to one contractor on a phased basis, to ensure continuity, with 3 phases over 3years starting in the summer holidays of 2025 and
completing in summer holidays of 2027. Work will be limited to the 3 school summer holiday periods.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,250,000
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: 40% Quality 20% Social Value 40% Price
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
- 1 May 2025, 11:48 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST
- Authority reference
DN773143- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018343- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b2fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 May 2025 → 8 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 11:48 BST
- Clarification questions by26 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts21 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 11:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Jun 2025, 11:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jun 2025, 11:52 BST
- Contract signature expected11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Sept 2025, 14:46 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £858,9441 award exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd21 Jul 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 | £858,944 | 13 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Netherhall School - Replacement External Doors and Windows · Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Jul 2025
- Value
- £858,944
- Period
- 21 Jul 2025 – 31 Aug 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THOMAS ARMSTRONG (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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 DN773143 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