AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cumberland Council published an award notice for Lot 6, Engineering & Manufacturing, within Advanced Manufacturing Training – Skills Boot Camp Wave 7. The notice names 3D360, and Lakes College as suppliers under one active award.
Published outcomeAward notice published; one active award lists two suppliers and a shared value of £43,200.
Market significanceThis is a small UK training-services award in England. The published data does not allocate value, workshare or lots between the two named suppliers.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
3D360,
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-93e6acb4-5a8c-47dd-a7cc-9bf0cfbd9d4c-1 · Shared award value; no supplier allocation published GBP · Unverified supplier name
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The active award lists source supplier name '3D360,'. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number supplied.
Lakes College
95% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-93e6acb4-5a8c-47dd-a7cc-9bf0cfbd9d4c-1 · Shared award value; no supplier allocation published GBP · Named supplier; identity not independently verified in supplied data
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The active award lists Lakes College as a supplier. Supplier identity status is not_applicable and no company identifier or verified legal name is supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and the document is titled 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-93e6acb4-5a8c-47dd-a7cc-9bf0cfbd9d4c-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence7 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice document was published at 2026-10-15T16:41:31+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£43,200
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The active award value is GBP 43,200.
Value allocation
99% confidenceShared across two named suppliers; individual allocations unknown
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One award valued at £43,200 lists both 3D360, and Lakes College, with no supplier-level split.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence24 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-08-24T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence7 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award contract period
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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The award contractPeriod is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2027-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Conflicting process-level period
98% confidence10 September 2026 to 30 September 2027
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The process/tender contractPeriod is 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00 to 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00, differing from the award-level period.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEngineering and Manufacturing for Advanced Manufacturing Training – Skills Boot Camp Wave 7
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Process title and description state this requirement.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 6: Engineering & Manufacturing
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The process title is 'Lot 6: Engineering & Manufacturing'.
Category
99% confidenceTraining services (CPV 80500000)
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Primary classification is CPV 80500000, described as Training services.
Delivery area
96% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure
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The process records procurement_method 'selective' and procurement_method_details 'Restricted procedure'.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-level term
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Multi-supplier delivery structure
99% confidenceTwo suppliers are named under one active award
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The single active award lists both 3D360, and Lakes College.
Commercial allocation
99% confidenceWorkshare and supplier-specific remuneration are unknown
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The notice gives one award value and does not provide individual supplier allocations or pricing detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidence3D360, could not be safely matched to a verified company identity
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Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched after a completed lookup; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Supplier verification coverage
96% confidenceLakes College is source-named but has no company identifier or independently verified legal name in the supplied data
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Supplier identity status is not_applicable; verified company fields are null.
Contract-period inconsistency
99% confidenceAward-level dates differ from process-level contract dates
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Award period is 1 October 2026–31 August 2027, while process/tender period is 10 September 2026–30 September 2027.
Unallocated shared value
99% confidence£43,200 cannot be attributed to either supplier individually
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A single award value covers two listed suppliers without a published split.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source gives conflicting award-level and process-level contract periods; neither is selected as the definitive overall term.
- The £43,200 value is shared in one award across two suppliers, with no published allocation by supplier, lot or workshare.
- 3D360, has checked_unmatched supplier identity status; no safe verified company match was supplied.
- Lakes College has no company number or verified legal-name record in the supplied data.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing detail, extension terms and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cumberland CouncilEngineering and ManufacturingSkills Boot Camp Wave 7training servicesLakes College3D360Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
The award names 3D360, and Lakes College. The supplied verification data could not safely match 3D360, to a verified company identity.
What is the contract value?
The published award value is £43,200, shared across the two named suppliers. No individual allocations are published.
When does the award-level contract period run?
The award-level record gives 1 October 2026 to 31 August 2027. Process-level dates differ and are reported separately.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.