Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Residential Children's Home Services (block bed purchase) in Westmorland and Furness

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline Not published
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Residential Children's Home - Block Purchase Contract

To secure beds for children from Westmorland & Furness Council through a local block bed contract arrangement

To improve the lives of children referred to the service, through the provision of a high-quality local children's home

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1CancelledRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 — 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Extensions
Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT
Last source update
21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT
Authority reference
DN771349
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c6a

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    2 May 2025, 14:48 BST
  2. Contract starts361 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published309 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—21 Nov 2025CancelledFollowing conclusion of the evaluation and award process for the tender 'The provision of residential children's home services (block bed purchase) in Westmorland and Furness'. The council will not be progressing with the award of contract and advises of its intention to terminate this procurement exercise. No award will be made. Any further decisions to re-procure this service will be advertised through the council's tender portal, The Chest. www.the-chest.org.uk

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMTUK12
  2. Status changed to withdrawn
    21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT
  3. Buyer details updated
    21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 May 2025, 14:48 BSTUK2

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 4DQ [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure