Official UK procurement notice
Penrith Town Hall: Creating a Creative and Community Hub
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA multi-disciplinary consultancy team is required to design and deliver (RIBA Stages 0-6) the re-purposing of Penrith Town Hall into a Creative and Community Hub.
CPV: Architectural design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£180,000
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: Award waiting of 60% quality to 40% commercial.
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
- 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
- 27 Oct 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
- Authority reference
DN795534- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068597- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d453Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The tender is advertised via The Chest procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗ (Ref: DN795534) , if you are not already registered on the portal the help you need to get started can be found here www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. All details are in the documents within the tender and available via the above portal. Should you have any further questions please direct them via the messaging system on The Chest.
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 26 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published365 days ago27 Oct 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Latest notice published354 days ago7 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
- Submission deadline337 days ago24 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts275 days ago26 Jan 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025- Tender notice published27 Oct 2025, 14:44 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published7 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled7 Nov 2025, 13:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 7 Nov 2025 | CancelledThe Council has taken the decision not to proceed with the current procurement process. A revised opportunity will be published in the New Year. |
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