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The Provision of Residential Children's Home Services (block bed purchase) in Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:00.

Opportunity overview

Residential Children's Home - Block Purchase Contract To secure beds for children from Westmorland & Furness Council through a local block bed contract arrangement To improve the lives of children referred to the service, through the provision of a high-quality local children's home

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN771349
Status
withdrawn
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
withdrawn
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
076125-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
21 Nov 2025, 15:20

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
018825-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
2 May 2025, 14:48

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
met
Date Met
4 Apr 2025, 00:00
Description
The Engagement session was advertised via the council tender portal The Chest. Expressions of interest were provided directly to the council via an email address provided within the advertisement. Providers in the market who expressed an interest were invited to attend an engagement session on the 4th April 2025. The session was virtual and presented on Microsoft Teams. Provision for clarifications were held at the end of the session.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYYD-1758-YNVR
Name
Westmorland and Furness Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD12
Country
GB
Locality
Kendal
Postal Code
LA9 4DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
South Lakeland House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PYYD-1758-YNVR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mrs Corrina McCleary-Hill
Telephone
+447423749386

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
Following conclusion of the evaluation and award process for the tender 'The provision of residential children's home services (block bed purchase) in Westmorland and Furness'. The council will not be progressing with the award of contract and advises of its intention to terminate this procurement exercise. No award will be made. Any further decisions to re-procure this service will be advertised through the council's tender portal, The Chest. www.the-chest.org.uk
Final Status Date
21 Nov 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kendal · UKD12 · LA9 4DQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050c6a-2025-11-21T15:20:26ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·