AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cumberland Council has awarded and signed a works contract with WILLIAM KING CONSTRUCTION LTD for conversion and adaptation of an existing residential property at The Stackyard, Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, into a four-bedroom children's home.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active. It records a contract signature date of 1 October 2026, a start date of 13 October 2026 and an end date of 18 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold construction works award with a published gross contract value of £409,002 (£340,835 excluding VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WILLIAM KING CONSTRUCTION LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £409,002 gross; £340,835 excluding VAT GBP · Verified legal supplier; award and contract active
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The supplier is named on award 1. Its GB-COH identifier 10417822 matches the supplied verified company identity. The contract linked to award 1 gives the stated total contract values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process and contract document metadata describe the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£340,835
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Contract 1 value.amount is 340835 GBP, while amountGross is separately reported.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£409,002
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 409002 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-01.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The process and contract document metadata give publication date 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence18 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2026-12-18T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInternal conversion and adaptation of an existing residential property to create a four-bedroom children's home.
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The published tender description states that the property will be reconfigured to provide three children's bedrooms, one staff sleep-in room and supporting regulated residential-care accommodation.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as “works”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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The award item lists CPV 45000000 with description “Construction work”.
Delivery area
97% confidenceCumbria, United Kingdom (UKD1)
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The award item delivery address is recorded as region UKD1, United Kingdom; the project title and description identify Burgh by Sands, Cumbria.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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The tender record states procurementMethodDetails: “Below threshold - unknown”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or award-rationale detail is provided in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 18 December 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal provision is included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £409,002 figure is gross, while £340,835 is stated excluding VAT.
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Both amountGross and amount fields are supplied for the single contract.
Award allocation
99% confidenceThe published contract is linked to award 1 and lot 1, with one named supplier.
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 names one supplier and related lot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contractual record
99% confidenceThe supplied notice explicitly records an active contract, signature date, contract period and values.
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Contract 1 contains status, dateSigned, period and value fields.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no separately published title, description or individual value.
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The lot record contains only id and status; the value appears at contract level.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No submissions, bidder identities beyond the winner, scoring or evaluation rationale is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or individual value; the reported value is for the linked contract.
- Information on bidder numbers, unsuccessful tenderers, scoring, evaluation rationale and pricing breakdowns was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were supplied; any re-procurement timing is only a date-based estimate from the published contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cumberland CouncilWILLIAM KING CONSTRUCTION LTDThe StackyardBurgh by Sandschildren's homeconstruction contractCumbria
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
WILLIAM KING CONSTRUCTION LTD, company number 10417822.
What is the contract value?
£409,002 including VAT, or £340,835 excluding VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 13 October 2026 to 18 December 2026.
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.