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Published 10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST
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Re-purposing Penrith Town Hall into a Creative and Community Hub

Local Council
services
SME eligible
Above threshold
Open procedure
Architectural and related services
Published value
£504,000
≈ £273,360 / year
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
28d 20h left
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
1 yr 10 mo
Starts 14 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Instructions: 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.

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Westmorland and Furness Council: "Re-purposing Penrith Town Hall into a Creative and Community Hub". Published status: active. Published value: £504,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official 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.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£504,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    14 Dec 2026 — 16 Oct 2028 (1 yr 10 mo)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Technical / Qualitative: 60%
Commercial: 40%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Met Desk LtdHolds 54.2% of historical attributable spend
High Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£546,720 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 1 yr 10 mo
  • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Westmorland and Furness Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Westmorland and Furness Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    37.5%Indicative
    Based on 1 comparable award · indicative evidence
    Competition Density
    7.5Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 12.5% · Mean: 9.9 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    High Concentration
    Met Desk LtdTop vendor: 54.2% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £1,073,490Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 11 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £73,428Robust (n=8)
    Middle 50% of awards: £52,290 – £97,475 · 73% of the sector median for CPV 71
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (11 active published awards)
    Coverage: 11 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot); 8 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 71):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    Met Desk Ltd1 win£582,000No published budget
    Ove Arup & Partners Ltd1 win£134,900-37.5% below budget
    Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd2 wins£115,775No published budget
    LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING LIMITED1 win£78,855No published budget
    BENNETTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED1 win£68,000No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 71 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 17:26 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    2.76%
    CPV sector evidence · 327 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 4,664 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~54 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 416 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 71)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    21 contracts£15,620,261,275At ceiling / not disclosed
    64 contracts£11,425,828,406At ceiling / not disclosed
    1 contract£11,150,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    ILIOSCRN: 1157281
    1 contract£10,000,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Kier ConstructionCRN: 2099533
    43 contracts£8,502,514,445At ceiling / not disclosed
    29 contracts£8,002,590,377At ceiling / not disclosed
    41 contracts£4,500,995,393-7.3% below budget
    Believ LtdCRN: 12231122
    3 contracts£4,058,000,000-0% below budget
    12 contracts£3,832,180,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    1 contract£3,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Sandscale Integrated Depot - RIBA 3 Design StudyWestmorland and Furness Council · 3 Sept 2026, 16:45 BST
    £174,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    similar value band
    £350,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    £221,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    One Stockport Construction Hub Brokerage ServiceStockport Metropolitan Borough Council · 3 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
    £140,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Measured Term Contract (MTC) for Fixed Electrical InpsectionsDumfries and Galloway Council · 10 Sept 2026, 11:20 BST
    £800,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BSTLast source update10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Architectural and related services
    Delivery area
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f73b

    How to participate & submission route

    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Official Buyer Portal
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
    Expression of interest (EOI)Tender submission deadline
    9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
    Clarification deadlineNone published in notice
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From 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
    1. Procedure published
      10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST
    2. Submission deadline
      9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Westmorland and Furness Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PYYD-1758-YNVR
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    Official Documents & Specifications (2)

    Official links; attachments are not copied
    • 10 Sept 2026, 15:54 BST
    • Conflict of interest declaration

      tender
      Conflict of interest declaration
      Notice declares: Not published