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Published 18 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Prioritised Capital Maintenance - Corporate Properties Consultant Appointment 2026-2028

Official notice

Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Oct 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 6 Dec 2028 · starts 7 Dec 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Cumberland Council's Programme Management Office is seeking to appoint a single professional services provider (the "Consultant") with suitable architectural, building surveying, mechanical and electrical engineering, structural engineering and quantity surveying capability to facilitate the development, design, procurement and delivery of the Corporate Prioritised Capital Maintenance (PCM) Programme for the duration of the contract. Please note that the appointed service provider will provide the full array of services, this may be through a full in-house team or through the use of trusted partners to supplement the core in-house team. Whilst the timing of works will be determined on a project-by-project basis, the Consultant shall be required to consider the operational requirements of each property and, where necessary, develop delivery proposals that minimise disruption to building users and service delivery.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cumberland Council's Programme Management Office is seeking to appoint a single professional services provider (the "Consultant") with suitable architectural, building surveying, mechanical and electrical engineering, structural engineering and quantity surveying capability to facilitate the development, design, procurement and delivery of the Corporate Prioritised Capital Maintenance (PCM) Programme for the duration of the contract. Please note that the appointed service provider will provide the full array of services, this may be through a full in-house team or through the use of trusted partners to supplement the core in-house team.

The programme will comprise a range of condition-led maintenance and improvement projects across the Council's corporate property portfolio. Whilst the timing of works will be determined on a project-by-project basis, the Consultant shall be required to consider the operational requirements of each property and, where necessary, develop delivery proposals that minimise disruption to building users and service delivery.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 7 Dec 2026 – 6 Dec 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE 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
Quality: 60%Price: 20%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Closed
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
18 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2026, 17:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 13 Nov 2026
Authority reference
DN829364
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098202
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775a0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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 DN829364 in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity.

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

18 Sept 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published49 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
  2. Latest notice published21 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 17:02 BST
  3. Clarification questions by15 days ago
    22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline8 days ago
    29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Today
    7 Nov 2026
  6. Award decision expected byin 6 days
    13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract startsin 29 days
    7 Dec 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    15 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST
    +5 days · was 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    16 Oct 2026, 17:02 BST
    UK4
  5. Deadline moved to 29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
    16 Oct 2026, 17:02 BST
    +8 days · was 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (2)

Changes to clarification and tender submission deadline.

Extension to tender submission deadline, clarification deadline and change to contract start date.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumberland Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJGX-9191-DYLV Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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