Official UK procurement notice
Prioritised Capital Improvements Programme - School Properties 2026-28
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCumberland Council, Programme Management Office is seeking to appoint two professional services providers, namely Architects, Building Surveyors, and Mechanical & Electrical Engineers to facilitate delivery of the schools prioritised capital improvements (PCI) programme for the financial year 2027/28.
It is anticipated that much of the construction work will take place during periods of school holidays, primarily summer breaks. However, some work with agreement of the particular school may be able to be conducted through the live school environment which should be explored during the scoping phase of the commission.
Each successful consultant will be distributed works into their individual programme; each will be balanced (where possible) based upon the number of projects and their respective estimated construction values. The Council holds all decisions relating to both programmes and how the projects within are allocated.
The contract is anticipated to commence on the 23rd of November 2026 and will continue for a period of 2 year(s), unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
The estimated total value of the contract over the total contract period (including any extension period) is a maximum value of £1,500,000 but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 7 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 17:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
DN828549- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084612- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3f0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.
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
7 Sept 2026 → 23 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago7 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification questions by34 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 days ago5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago21 Oct 2026, 17:31 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 5 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 28 days23 Nov 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2026- Tender notice published7 Sept 2026, 17:00 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published21 Oct 2026, 17:31 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 17:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 21 Oct 2026 | CancelledThe Authority is not terminating this procurement. Instead, a procurement rewind is being undertaken to permit minor amendments to the tender documents. A new UK4 Tender Notice has been published under Notice Identifier2026/S 000-099707. Further information regarding the procurement rewind can be found within Notice Identifier 2026/S 000-099707 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
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 DN828549 in the box labelled…
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender