Official UK procurement notice
Carlisle Town Deal - Digital Community Learning Hub-Furniture Supplier
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCumberland Council is seeking to appoint a suitable furniture supplier to provide specialist furniture for the new digital hub. This Digital Hub has been built through the Town Deal project and requires the supply, assembly and installation of loose furniture such as desks, chairs, cabinets, shelving etc.
CPV: Furniture
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£130,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 11:26 GMT
- Authority reference
DN797466- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074017- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e18eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN797466) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search.
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Cumberland Council are fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcome an expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector.
Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
The value provided in this notice is only an estimate.
The contract term is 6 months.
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published348 days ago14 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMT
- Clarification questions by334 days ago28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline323 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts316 days ago17 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published283 days ago19 Jan 2026, 11:26 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published19 Jan 2026, 11:26 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 11:26 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 19 Jan 2026 | CancelledThe reasons for the abandonment are as follows: • Tendered prices were significantly higher than the pre tender estimate. • As a result, the procurement should have been conducted as an above threshold opportunity and cannot be awarded under the original process. • The Council therefore intends to re tender the requirement under a compliant above threshold procedure. |
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender