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Published 27 Oct 2025, 14:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Penrith Town Hall: Creating a Creative and Community Hub

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£180,000≈ £70k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 8 Sept 2028 · starts 26 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A multi-disciplinary consultancy team is required to design and deliver (RIBA Stages 0-6) the re-purposing of Penrith Town Hall into a Creative and Community Hub.

CPV: Architectural design services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Cancelled 2 yrs 7 moSMEPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 26 Jan 2026 – 8 Sept 2028 (2 yrs 7 mo)Value: £180,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Award waiting of 60% quality to 40% commercial.

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
Cancelled
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
27 Oct 2025, 14:44 GMT
Last source update
7 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
Authority reference
DN795534
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068597
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural design services
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d453 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
24 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender is advertised via The Chest procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗ (Ref: DN795534) , if you are not already registered on the portal the help you need to get started can be found here www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. All details are in the documents within the tender and available via the above portal. Should you have any further questions please direct them via the messaging system on The Chest.

Timeline

27 Oct 2025 → 26 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published366 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 14:44 GMT
  2. Latest notice published355 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
  3. Submission deadline338 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts275 days ago
    26 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Oct 2025, 14:44 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    7 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—7 Nov 2025CancelledThe Council has taken the decision not to proceed with the current procurement process. A revised opportunity will be published in the New Year.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Westmorland and Furness Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYYD-1758-YNVR South Lakeland House, Kendal, North West, LA9 4DQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender