Awarded contract

PSF4 Lot 1B - Complex Needs Residential Children’s Home - Westwood, Carlisle (RIBA Stages 3-7)

Details

Buyer: Cumberland Council
Supplier(s): Architects Plus
Value: £90,000
Duration: 1 year
Published: 18 March 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Cumberland Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Framework Partner to work with the Council and progress RIBA Stages 3-7 Plan of Works, for the detailed design and delivery of a new build Complex Needs Children’s Care Home on an existing Council site at Westwood, in the Morton area of Carlisle. Keywords: Architecture, Design, Consultancy

Timeline

Completed: Award published18 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date30 March 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2027in 7 months

About the buyer

Cumberland Council is a local authority buying goods, works and services for Cumbria, guided by its own Contract Procedure Rules. A dedicated Procurement Team sits within Business Transformation and Change. Framework agreements sit alongside open competitions among its procurement procedures. A weekly business newsletter and supplier events keep suppliers informed too.

Over the past 5 years, most of Cumberland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and architectural and engineering services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cumberland-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cumberland-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cumberland-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cumberland-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cumberland-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cumberland-council.gov