Awarded contract

PSF4 Lot 1b & 3b - Future Children’s Residential Care Home Provision (Various Locations) (Refurbishment)

Details

Supplier(s)
Architects Plus
Value
£60,000
Duration
2 years
Published
4 June 2025

Tender description

Cumberland Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Framework partner to work with the Council and progress a two-stage commission following the RIBA Plan of Work, Stages 0-2, followed by 3-7, upon a preferred option being agreed. The project involves capital investment to carry out refurbishment works to create 2no. fit-for-purpose children’s residential care homes. Keywords: Professional Services, Residential Care homes

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published4 June 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date19 June 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date18 June 2027in 9 months

About the buyer

Cumberland Council is a local authority buying goods, works and services for Cumbria, guided by its own Contract Procedure Rules. Tenders are advertised through the Find a Tender Service on GOV.UK. Suppliers can also register on The Chest, the council's electronic procurement portal, free of charge. A dedicated Procurement Team sits within Business Transformation and Change. Framework agreements sit alongside open competitions among its procurement procedures. Every tender also weighs social value against council priorities. Contracts follow the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A weekly business newsletter and supplier events keep suppliers informed too.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Cumberland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and architectural and engineering services.

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