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<TED_EXPORT><NOTICE_DATA><NO_DOC_EXT>2026-000009</NO_DOC_EXT><DOC_ID>004943-2026</DOC_ID><URI_DOC>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004943-2026</URI_DOC><PUBLISHED>2026-01-20T15:41:27Z</PUBLISHED></NOTICE_DATA><FORM_SECTION>
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      <date>2026-01-20T15:41:27Z</date>
      <tag>tender</tag>
      <initiationType>tender</initiationType>
      <parties>
        <name>Cumberland Council</name>
        <id>GB-PPON-PJGX-9191-DYLV</id>
        <identifier>
          <scheme>GB-PPON</scheme>
          <id>PJGX-9191-DYLV</id>
        </identifier>
        <address>
          <streetAddress>Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate</streetAddress>
          <locality>Carlisle</locality>
          <postalCode>CA1 1RD</postalCode>
          <country>GB</country>
          <countryName>United Kingdom</countryName>
          <region>UKD12</region>
        </address>
        <contactPoint>
          <email>procurement.mailbox@cumbria.gov.uk</email>
        </contactPoint>
        <roles>buyer</roles>
        <details>
          <classifications>
            <scheme>UK_CA_TYPE</scheme>
            <id>publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment</id>
          </classifications>
        </details>
      </parties>
      <buyer>
        <id>GB-PPON-PJGX-9191-DYLV</id>
        <name>Cumberland Council</name>
      </buyer>
      <tender>
        <id>DN803340</id>
        <title>Digital Community Learning Hub (Carlisle Town Deal) - Furniture Supplier</title>
        <description>
          <p>Cumberland Council is seeking to appoint a suitable furniture supplier to provide specialist furniture for the new digital hub. </p>
          <p>This Digital Hub has been built through the Town Deal project and requires the supply, assembly and installation of loose furniture such as desks, chairs, cabinets, shelving etc.</p>
        </description>
        <status>active</status>
        <items>
          <id>1</id>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>39100000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <deliveryAddresses>
            <region>UKD1</region>
          </deliveryAddresses>
          <relatedLot>1</relatedLot>
        </items>
        <value>
          <amountGross>276000.00</amountGross>
          <amount>230000.00</amount>
          <currency>GBP</currency>
        </value>
        <procurementMethod>open</procurementMethod>
        <procurementMethodDetails>Open procedure</procurementMethodDetails>
        <procedure>
          <isAccelerated>true</isAccelerated>
          <acceleratedRationale>State of urgency</acceleratedRationale>
        </procedure>
        <mainProcurementCategory>goods</mainProcurementCategory>
        <aboveThreshold>true</aboveThreshold>
        <submissionMethodDetails>
          <p>The documents are available via The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/</p>
          <p>For support using the chest please contact Proactis, using the supplier support area.</p>
          <p>For clarifications, please ensure all correspondence is via The Chest using the message </p>
          <p>area.</p>
          <p>Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. </p>
          <p>On the next screen enter the contract Reference </p>
          <p>(DN803340) in the box labelled &#039;contains&#039; then click search.</p>
          <p>Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity.</p>
          <p>To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. </p>
          <p>Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.</p>
          <p>Cumberland Council are fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council </p>
          <p>welcome an expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector.</p>
          <p>Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority&#039;s supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.</p>
          <p>The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:</p>
          <p>(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by </p>
          <p>publication of this notice; and</p>
          <p>(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering </p>
          <p>competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract </p>
          <p>award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.</p>
          <p>The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.</p>
          <p>The value provided in this notice is only an estimate.</p>
          <p>The initial contract term is for 3 months, with 1 optional extensions of up to 1 month.</p>
        </submissionMethodDetails>
        <submissionTerms>
          <electronicSubmissionPolicy>allowed</electronicSubmissionPolicy>
          <languages>en</languages>
        </submissionTerms>
        <tenderPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-01-30T16:00:00Z</endDate>
        </tenderPeriod>
        <enquiryPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-01-26T16:00:00Z</endDate>
        </enquiryPeriod>
        <awardPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-02-06T23:59:59Z</endDate>
        </awardPeriod>
        <lots>
          <id>1</id>
          <status>active</status>
          <value>
            <amountGross>276000.00</amountGross>
            <amount>230000.00</amount>
            <currency>GBP</currency>
          </value>
          <awardCriteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>price</type>
              <name>Price</name>
              <numbers>
                <number>50</number>
                <weight>percentageExact</weight>
              </numbers>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>quality</type>
              <name>Quality</name>
              <numbers>
                <number>40</number>
                <weight>percentageExact</weight>
              </numbers>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>quality</type>
              <name>Social Value</name>
              <numbers>
                <number>10</number>
                <weight>percentageExact</weight>
              </numbers>
            </criteria>
          </awardCriteria>
          <suitability>
            <sme>true</sme>
          </suitability>
          <contractPeriod>
            <startDate>2026-02-19T00:00:00Z</startDate>
            <endDate>2026-05-18T23:59:59+01:00</endDate>
            <maxExtentDate>2026-06-18T23:59:59+01:00</maxExtentDate>
          </contractPeriod>
          <hasRenewal>true</hasRenewal>
          <renewal>
            <description>
              <p>There is the potential for a contract extension of up to 1 month, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding.</p>
            </description>
          </renewal>
        </lots>
        <documents>
          <id>conflictOfInterest</id>
          <documentType>conflictOfInterest</documentType>
          <description>
            <p>Not published</p>
          </description>
          <url>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/conflictOfInterest</url>
          <format/>
        </documents>
      </tender>
      <language>en</language>
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