Official UK procurement notice
Technical Consultancy and Project management for Port of Workington dock gates remediation project
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDescription
The Port of Workington requires a Project Management partner, for the delivery of a project to provide maintenance and upgrades, to the ports two mitre gates.
This procurement will cover two phases for the project. Phase 1 will involve the drawing up of a technical specification and assistance with the tendering process for delivery of
the subsequent works.
Phase 2 will involve full project management for delivery of the
subsequent remedial works project.
The contract is anticipated to commence in July 2026 and will continue for a period of24 months (or until completion of the maintenance works, whichever is later), unless
terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
There is the potential for a contract extension of up to 1 year, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
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 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 13 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2026, 16:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
DN809213- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023179- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a4aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Apr 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
13 Mar 2026 → 29 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT
- Clarification questions by208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline193 days ago16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by186 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts176 days ago4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent172 days ago8 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends160 days ago19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published89 days ago29 Jul 2026, 16:41 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026- Tender notice published13 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 May 2026, 13:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 May 2026, 13:58 BST
- Contract signature expected20 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Jul 2026, 16:41 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HaskoningDHV UK Limited26 May 2026 – 25 May 2028 · up to 24 May 2029Extensions: There is the potential for a contract extension of up to 1 year, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding. | £150,680 | 8 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Technical Consultancy and Project management for Port of Workington dock gates remediation project · HaskoningDHV UK Limited
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2026
- Value
- £150,680
- Period
- 16 Jul 2026 – 15 Jul 2028 · up to 14 Jul 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is the potential for a contract extension of up to 1 year, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding or unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
No agreed KPIs: Internal KPI monitoring by Responsible Officer.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HASKONING UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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 DN809213 in the box labelled…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender