Workington PFI Legal Support

Official notice

Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (Police & fire)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Weightmans LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Head of Estates is leading on the Workington PFI contract expiry. There is a requirement to for specialist legal support in respect of this PFI expiry.  This scope of work will include,

Contractual obligations - to work with the client PFI team to ensure the provider complies with their contractual obligations around contract expiry, principally focused on building condition and hand back.

Contract expiry and purchase -without prejudice conversations, sharing of information, the trigger of the intent to purchase clause and ultimately the purchase.

Compromise agreement - it is possible a compromise agreement may need to be reached (around condition); this will require support in the negotiation and in the drafting.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Jul 2025, 09:14 BST
Last source update: 18 Jul 2025, 09:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-041160
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0561ce Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
18 Jul 2025, 09:14 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Weightmans LLP	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Weightmans LLP
Signed
11 Jul 2025
Value
£100,000
Period
11 Jul 2025 – 10 Jan 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTMH-2336-JBZN Police Headquarters, Carleton Hall,, Penrith, North West, CA10 2AUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WEIGHTMANS LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC326117GB-PPON: PHWT-6172-VYXR 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, North West, L3 9QJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Jul 2025, 09:14 BST