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)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD12)
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 descriptionResidential 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 publishedLot #1Lot 1CancelledRenewal
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c6a
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published2 May 2025, 14:48 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published309 days ago21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 21 Nov 2025 | CancelledFollowing 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- Procurement termination notice published21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMTUK12
- Status changed to withdrawn21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Nov 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 May 2025, 14:48 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender