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Cumberland Council

Full Design Services, RIBA stages 4 - 6, former Red Lion site, Egremont

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71000000
Value£340k
Deadline3 Aug 2026
Published3 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 3 Jul 20268 days leftCloses 3 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement.place@cumbria.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

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 DN821120 in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. 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.

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Contract value in context
£340ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This is a large award for Engineering & Architecture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Cumberland Council invites tenders for an Architect-led multidisciplinary design team to deliver the Egremont FRLS project from RIBA Stage 4-7.

The successful bidder will be required to provide all the services set out in this tender; Design consultant/ Architect, landscape architect, Cost Consultant, Structural Engineer, Mechanical/ Electrical Engineer, Principal Designer and Contract Administrator.

All consultants shall provide the services to at least the standard of the recognised professional body to which they belong or which governs the services provided.

The project will be completed in phases corresponding to the relevant RIBA stages.

The project will deliver town centre regeneration in Egremont through high-quality built environment and public realm improvements.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Cumberland Council invites tenders for an Architect-led

Cumberland Council invites tenders for an Architect-led multidisciplinary design team to deliver the Egremont FRLS project from RIBA Stage 4-7.

02

The successful bidder will be required

The successful bidder will be required to provide all the services set out in this tender; Design consultant/ Architect, landscape architect, Cost Consultant, Structural Engineer, Mechanical/ Electrical Engineer, Principal Designer and Contract Administrator.

03

All consultants shall provide the services

All consultants shall provide the services to at least the standard of the recognised professional body to which they belong or which governs the services provided.

04

The project will deliver town centre regeneration

The project will deliver town centre regeneration in Egremont through high-quality built environment and public realm improvements.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance (often £5–10m)
  • Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c326
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
062670-2026
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