Official UK procurement notice
Digital Community Learning Hub (Carlisle Town Deal) - 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 #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£230,000
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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 20 Jan 2026, 15:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2026, 14:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN803340- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004943- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a3fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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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 initial contract term is for 3 months, with 1 optional extensions of up to 1 month.
Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 19 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published281 days ago20 Jan 2026, 15:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by275 days ago26 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline271 days ago30 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by264 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent260 days ago11 Feb 2026
- Contract starts252 days ago19 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends250 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published223 days ago19 Mar 2026, 14:12 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 15:41 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Feb 2026, 15:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2026, 15:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Mar 2026, 14:12 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagstaff Bros LimitedCarlisle Town Deal - Digital Community Learning Hub - Furniture Supplier25 Feb 2026 – 24 May 2026 · up to 24 Jun 2026Extensions: There is the potential for a contract extension of up to 1 month, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding. | £198,872 | 9 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Digital Community Learning Hub (Carlisle Town Deal) - Furniture Supplier · Wagstaff Bros Limited
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2026
- Value
- £198,872
- Period
- 16 Mar 2026 – 15 Jun 2026 · up to 16 Jul 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is the potential for a contract extension of up to 1 month, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding.
No agreed KPIs: Contract value below £5M
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender