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Technical Consultancy and Project management for Port of Workington dock gates remediation project

Buyer: Cumberland Council →

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BuyerCumberland Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline16 Apr 2026
Value£250,000
Published29 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Description 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.

Lot details

Lot 1

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Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Technical Consultancy and Project management for Port of Workington dock gates remediation project

Statusactive
Value£150,680

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066a4a
Latest release ID071881-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jul 29 2026 15:41:11 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023179-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 Jul 2026award, contract071881-2026
8 May 2026award, contract042543-2026
13 Mar 2026tender023179-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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    "submissionMethodDetails": "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.\nCumberland 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.\nThe contracting authority expressly reserves the right:\n(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and\n(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.\nThe contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.",
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