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Published 10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Re-purposing Penrith Town Hall into a Creative and Community Hub

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£504,000≈ £275k / year · £504,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Oct 2026
Contract term 1 yr 10 moends 16 Oct 2028 · starts 14 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Westmorland and Furness Council (W&FC) is seeking to appoint a lead multi-disciplinary consultancy team to design and oversee delivery of the transformation of the Grade II listed Penrith Town Hall into a vibrant Creative and Community Hub. The project will revitalise a vacant historic asset, creating a flexible cultural, creative, community and civic venue while integrating a re-imagined Penrith and Eden Museum.

The appointed consultant team will take the project through RIBA Stages 0-6, building upon an existing Outline Business Case and supporting the development of a Full Business Case for Council approval.

CPV: Architectural and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 10 moSMEPublished value£504,000
Contract period: 14 Dec 2026 – 16 Oct 2028 (1 yr 10 mo)Value: £504,000 exc. VAT · £504,000 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical / Qualitative: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical / Qualitative
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Nov 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086055
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f73b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 14:00 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 (DN828992) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. 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.

Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. 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. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.

Timeline

10 Sept 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published46 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST
  2. Submission deadline18 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Award decision expected byin 20 days
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 47 days
    14 Dec 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST
    UK4

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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender