Station Hill, Wigton - Conversion to create new Children's Residential Care Hom
Details
- Buyer
- Cumberland Council
- Value
- £206,188.13
- Topic
- Construction work
- Published
- 19 August 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This project involves the internal conversion and adaptation of a newly built residential property in Wigton, Cumbria, to create a four-bedroom children's home. The layout is reconfigured to provide three children's bedrooms and one staff sleep-in room, along with the supporting accommodation required for regulated residential care. The scope includes forming new internal partitions, installing compliant fire doors, upgrading mechanical and electrical services, creating a staff office, and completing decoration and flooring works. External elements involve minor adjustments to the patio and the incorporation of a shed and pergola. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Contract expiry date13 August 2026
- Completed: Award published19 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date19 August 2026
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.
Relevant CPV codes
- 45000000 · Construction work
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov |
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