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Cumbria County Council

Barrow in Furness Alternative Provision Unit Access Road Design & Construction

ConstructionCPV 45000000
Value£334k
Awarded14 Sept 2022
Published26 Sept 2022
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£334ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Cumbria County Council are engaged in a programme to design, procure and construct a specialist educational facility in Barrow in Furness.

The 40 place 'Alternative Provision' Unit (APU) will accommodate pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs in a secure setting that both caters for their needs and offers opportunities to enhance their growth as individuals.

A Contract for the Design and Build of the building is currently in place with Roland Hill Ltd.

The services provided under this contract are for the Design & Construction of an access road that will link the development site with the A590 Ironworks Road.

Cumbria is currently undergoing a local government reorganisation and Government has announced that Cumbria County Council is to be replaced by two unitary authorities with effect form 01 April 2023.

Cumbria County Council shall be entitled to novate the Contract to any successor council as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008 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.

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Cumbria County Council shall be entitled

Cumbria County Council shall be entitled to novate the Contract to any successor council as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008.

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OCID
48911f28-ec22-4e7a-9590-f329b27e3c86
Stage
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Buyer ref
CUM001-DN626876-89055811
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