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Published 2 Mar 2026, 13:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Cumbria Adult Learning Services 2026/2027

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Published estimate£800,000≈ £800k / year · £800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2026awarded 12 May 2026
Awarded to Inspira 01 +4 more5 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cumbria Adult Learning has carried out a procurement process by open tender for a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us:

  • Provide additional capacity in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our own Adult Learning Centres
  • Specialist Provision (e.g. horticulture, STEM - science, logistics, technology, engineering, and mathematics, health and care)
  • Provision to support rural isolation
  • Specific target group - LDD, employability

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£800,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 (1 yr)Value: £800,000 exc. VAT · £800,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
80400000 Adult and other education services

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: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
2 Mar 2026, 13:16 GMT
Last source update
11 Aug 2026, 15:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 May 2026
Authority reference
DN807633
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018434
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f93 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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Further details are included in the Invitation to Tender documents, available via The Chest: procontract.due-north.com ↗

All clarifications regarding the tender documents must be directed via the messages area of the project dashboard.

Any queries regarding using The Chest, please use the support available from the home page.

Timeline

2 Mar 2026 → 11 Aug 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published237 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 13:16 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by220 days ago
    19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline212 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by172 days ago
    5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent164 days ago
    14 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts85 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published75 days ago
    11 Aug 2026, 15:45 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 13:16 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 May 2026, 11:46 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    14 May 2026, 11:46 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    11 Aug 2026, 15:45 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £588,9425 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 95 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 23 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Inspira 01SME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027£75,04812 May 2026Awarded
Lakes CollegeSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027£21,36812 May 2026Awarded
PHX Training LimitedSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027£183,98312 May 2026Awarded
The Construction Skills People LtdSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027£50,18712 May 2026Awarded
The Skills NetworkSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027£258,35612 May 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Inspira 01SME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2026
    Value
    £75,048
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 2 · Lakes CollegeSME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2026
    Value
    £21,368
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 3 · PHX Training LimitedSME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2026
    Value
    £183,983
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 4 · The Construction Skills People LtdSME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2026
    Value
    £50,187
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 5 · The Skills NetworkSME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2026
    Value
    £258,356
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders51—

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • INSPIRA (01)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 04182567GB-PPON: PTZY-3871-WMVL Castle View Gillan Way, Penrith, North West, CA11 9BPContact email
  • Lakes CollegeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNJV-9547-QMZW Lakes College, Workington, North West, CA141HNContact email
  • PHX TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05026641GB-PPON: PTRV-5583-BXTT Accounts Dept,3-5 Victoria Place, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1EJContact email
  • THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06616608GB-PPON: PJJB-9487-DRCZ Unit 1 The Bridge Business Centre, Chesterfield, East Midlands, S41 9FGContact email
  • THE SKILLS NETWORK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06445363GB-PPON: PPJH-1899-JPJZ Unit 6 Abbey Court, Benedict Drive, Selby, Yorkshire & Humber, YO8 8RYContact email

Official documents & specifications (11)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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