AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cumberland Council published an award notice for Skills Boot Camp training in General Construction Level 2 (Lot 4). The notice identifies THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE LTD as supplier and states an award value of £157,500.
Published outcomeAward announced as active on 14 October 2026. The award record gives a contract period from 26 October 2026 to 31 August 2027; the tender-level record instead gives a start date of 9 October 2026.
Market significanceA £157,500 UK training-services award for delivery in England, with an SME supplier identified.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-51f4cb06-19bf-4b98-b1fa-1754d8a857a1-1 · Lots Lot 4 - General Construction Level 2 · 157500 GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name: THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE LTD (company number 06616608); award supplier source name: The Construction Skills People; award value: £157,500.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document title and release history.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award status is "active".
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed as signed
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The source is an award notice and does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£157,500
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The award value and tender value are both GBP 157,500.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle award value; no individual lot-value breakdown published
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One award is supplied and no lot records or lot values are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence21 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award-record contract start
98% confidence26 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Award and tender contract period end date: 2027-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026, 15:07 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T15:07:05+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSkills Boot Camp call-off: Lot 4, General Construction Level 2
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Process title and description.
Category
99% confidenceTraining services
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Primary CPV 80500000: Training services.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies England, United Kingdom.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category: services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure
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procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is Restricted procedure.
SME suitability
98% confidenceSuitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published end date
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Award contract period end date.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing structure and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier opportunity
94% confidenceThe award evidences demand for Level 2 general-construction Skills Boot Camp training in England through Cumberland Council.
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Title, CPV classification and delivery location.
Value interpretation
94% confidence£157,500 is the published value for the single award, rather than a published unit-price or learner-volume schedule.
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One award value is supplied; no pricing or volume breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Start-date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level contract period starts on 9 October 2026, while the award-level contract period starts on 26 October 2026. Neither date has been selected as definitive.
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Tender contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-09; award contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-26.
Unpublished commercial detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, learner volumes, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal terms.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source contains conflicting contract start dates: 9 October 2026 at tender level and 26 October 2026 at award level.
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: competition, scoring, award rationale, pricing, learner volumes, lot-value breakdown and extension or renewal provisions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cumberland CouncilTHE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE LTDSkills Boot CampGeneral Construction Level 2training servicesContracts Finder£157,500
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Cumberland Council's General Construction Level 2 Skills Boot Camp award?
THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE LTD is the verified legal supplier named for the award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £157,500.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 August 2027.
Is the contract signed?
The supplied source is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm signature.
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