Official UK procurement notice
Prioritised Capital Maintenance - Corporate Properties Consultant Appointment 2026-2028
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCumberland Council's Programme Management Office is seeking to appoint a single professional services provider (the "Consultant") with suitable architectural, building surveying, mechanical and electrical engineering, structural engineering and quantity surveying capability to facilitate the development, design, procurement and delivery of the Corporate Prioritised Capital Maintenance (PCM) Programme for the duration of the contract. Please note that the appointed service provider will provide the full array of services, this may be through a full in-house team or through the use of trusted partners to supplement the core in-house team.
The programme will comprise a range of condition-led maintenance and improvement projects across the Council's corporate property portfolio. Whilst the timing of works will be determined on a project-by-project basis, the Consultant shall be required to consider the operational requirements of each property and, where necessary, develop delivery proposals that minimise disruption to building users and service delivery.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£200,000
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)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £199,726 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Cumberland Council buys Architectural, construction, engineering (CPV 71), and who usually turns up
Cumberland Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Architectural, construction, engineering (CPV 71) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in North West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 22 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid10% / 14%
2–320% / 22%
4–620% / 23%
7+50% / 41%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate67% / 46%
Within ±2%33% / 33%
Above estimate0% / 22%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 71Published estimate£200k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 71. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid5%
2–313%
4–622%
7+61%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 81 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£160k–£200k
Estimate£200k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mott MacDonaldWorked for this buyer | Appointment of consultants for the further development of a Business Case for the development of the Port of Workington as a Clean Growth Hubnotice published Jan 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Oakleaf Surveying LimitedWorked for this buyer | Condition Surveys and Reinstatement Valuations to Leisure Centresended Jul 2025 | Condition Surveys | £64k | Similar wording and category |
| Inspectas Compliance LtdWorked for this buyer | Asbestos Management Surveys and Asbestos Reinspection Surveys to Cumberland Schools and Corporate Propertiesnotice published May 2024 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Mott MacDonaldLarge | £72m86 awards in 36m · last this month | 15 live · £40m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 11% below n=19 |
Atkins LimitedLarge | £138m83 awards in 36m · last this month | 25 live · £178m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=13 |
| £60m133 awards in 36m · last this month | 32 live · £19m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=27 | |
| £20m86 awards in 36m · last this month | 20 live · £6.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=2 | |
| £2.0m10 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £857k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN829364- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088772- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775a0Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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 DN829364 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
18 Sept 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
- Latest notice published10 days ago16 Oct 2026, 17:02 BST
- Clarification questions by5 days ago22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 3 days29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 18 days13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 41 days7 Dec 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026- Tender notice published18 Sept 2026, 15:04 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Oct 2026, 13:45 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST15 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST+5 days · was 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 17:02 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT16 Oct 2026, 17:02 BST+8 days · was 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (2)
Changes to clarification and tender submission deadline.
Extension to tender submission deadline, clarification deadline and change to contract start date.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
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