Opportunity brief
Closes in 9 daysPrioritised Capital Improvements Programme - School Properties 2026-28
This is a Procurement Re-wind in relation to UK4 Tender Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-084612. If you have previously submitted a tender under the existing process and wish to participate in the re-wound process, you will need to submit a replacement tender in accordance with the updated tender documentation. The updated documents can be found on https://the-chest.org.uk under Project information Reference DN828549. Submission to be made via The Chest portal only. This notice is being issued in accordance with section 31(5) of the Procurement Act 2023 which requires the authority to revise, republish or provide again the tender notice and any associated tender documents affected by any modifications made under section 31(1) of that Act. In this case as we are rewinding the process to the pre-tender stage which enables us to make modifications to it under s31(1). Cumberland Council, Programme Management Office is seeking to appoint two professional services providers, namely Architects, Building Surveyors, and Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, structural engineers and quantity surveyors to facilitate delivery of the schools prioritised capital improvements (PCI) programme for the financial year 2027/28. It is anticipated that much of the construction work will take place during periods of school holidays, primarily summer breaks. However, some work with agreement of the particular school may be able to be conducted through the live school environment which should be explored during the scoping phase of the commission. Each successful consultant will be distributed works into their individual programme; each will be balanced (where possible) based upon the number of projects and their respective estimated construction values. The Council holds all decisions relating to both programmes and how the projects within are allocated. The contract is anticipated to commence on the 4th January 2027 and will continue for a period of approximately 27 months, unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract. The estimated total value of the contract over the total contract period (including any extension period) is a maximum value of £1,500,000 but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract.
- Other sectors
- Public sector
- United Kingdom

- Buyer / issuer
- Cumberland Council
- Sector
- Other sectors
- Country / region
- United Kingdom
- Public or private
- Public sector
- Closing date
- 16 Nov 2026, 14:00 SAST
- Closes in 9 days
- Estimated value
- £1.5m
- GBP
- Submission method
- Via the buyer's portal, linked from Find a Tender
- Tender number
- DN828549
- Status
- Active
Scope summary
This is a Procurement Re-wind in relation to UK4 Tender Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-084612. If you have previously submitted a tender under the existing process and wish to participate in the re-wound process, you will need to submit a replacement tender in accordance with the updated tender documentation. The updated documents can be found on https://the-chest.org.uk under Project information Reference DN828549. Submission to be made via The Chest portal only. This notice is being issued in accordance with section 31(5) of the Procurement Act 2023 which requires the authority to revise, republish or provide again the tender notice and any associated tender documents affected by any modifications made under section 31(1) of that Act. In this case as we are rewinding the process to the pre-tender stage which enables us to make modifications to it under s31(1). Cumberland Council, Programme Management Office is seeking to appoint two professional services providers, namely Architects, Building Surveyors, and Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, structural engineers and quantity surveyors to facilitate delivery of the schools prioritised capital improvements (PCI) programme for the financial year 2027/28. It is anticipated that much of the construction work will take place during periods of school holidays, primarily summer breaks. However, some work with agreement of the particular school may be able to be conducted through the live school environment which should be explored during the scoping phase of the commission. Each successful consultant will be distributed works into their individual programme; each will be balanced (where possible) based upon the number of projects and their respective estimated construction values. The Council holds all decisions relating to both programmes and how the projects within are allocated. The contract is anticipated to commence on the 4th January 2027 and will continue for a period of approximately 27 months, unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract. The estimated total value of the contract over the total contract period (including any extension period) is a maximum value of £1,500,000 but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract.
Category: services
Key requirements
- Procurement method: Open procedure
- Briefing session: Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Eligibility and evaluation: set out in the tender documents. Check mandatory returnables, registrations and scoring before you commit.
Required documents
- Notice documentOpen (opens the source site)
- Notice documentOpen (opens the source site)
Important dates
- Published
- 21 Oct 2026
- First seen by Atlas
- 22 Oct 2026
- Briefing session
- Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Submission deadline
- 16 Nov 2026, 14:00 SAST
Commercial snapshot
- Estimated value
- £1.5m
- Contract type
- Open procedure
- Category
- services
- Source
- UK Find a Tender
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