Official UK procurement notice
James Rennie School at Bishop Harvey Goodwin School, Carlisle - Consultancy Services
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCumberland Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to provide full multidisciplinary design and professional services (RIBA Stages 0-7) for the refurbishment and adaptation of available accommodation at Bishop Harvey Goodwin School.
The anticipated contract value is estimated at £150k based on a construction value of £1.1million.
The contract is anticipated to commence on 23rd November 2026 and will continue for a period of 2 years unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£150,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: 65% quality 15% social value 20% price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 21 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 14:14 BST
- Authority reference
DN830242- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089061- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077640Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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 DN830242 in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title
to view the opportunity.
Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes 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.
Timeline
21 Sept 2026 → 23 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published38 days ago21 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
- Latest notice published33 days ago25 Sept 2026, 14:14 BST
- Clarification questions by24 days ago5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline10 days ago19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 24 days23 Nov 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2026- Tender notice published21 Sept 2026, 11:46 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 14:14 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Incorrect reference to documents on The Chest. Amended.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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Notices published for this procedure
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