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Buyer profile · Local authority
Cumberland Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 38
- About one every 10 days
- Contracts awarded
- 116
- To 145 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £38.7m
- 77 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £130k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 10 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.5mestimated
- £264kestimated
- £500kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £3.5mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £4.5mestimated
- £286kframework ceiling
- £75mestimated
- £4.8mframework ceiling
- £4.7mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)72%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)6%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
- Direct award (no competition)10%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Cumberland Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 37 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 72%
- Higher than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 90 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 73%
- Higher than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 184 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 57 awards
- Split into lots
- 16%
- Higher than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 38 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 10%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 90 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 38 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Cumberland Council: 28 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Cumberland Council: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Cumberland Council: 72%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
Cumberland Council: 73%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Cumberland Council.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1b - Up to 8 seats with PA closing 6 November 2026 (F74) | Radio Carlisle Taxis Limited | £15k | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Lot 1a - Up to 8 seats closing 4 November 2026 (F72) | Blueline Taxis, Golden Taxis Ltd | £6,116 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Road Lighting Materials Framework 2026-2030 | Mallatite Limited, Valmont Stainton Limited, Urbis Schréder Ltd and 4 more | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Cumbria Substance Use - Treatment Service | Cumbria Health Limited | £56m | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Health and safety Reporting System (EHS Foundation) | Ecoonline UK Limited | £158k | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Lone Worker Protection Solution (PeopleSafe) | Skyguard T/A Peoplesafe | £100k | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cumberland Local Plan Transport Baseline, Strategic Analysis and Transport Assessment | AtkinsRealis UK Limited | £86k | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Lot 1aUp to 8 Passenger seats Closing 19 Oct 2026 PRU F55 | Cockermouth Cabs | £5,928 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Highways Management System | W.d.m.limited | £194k | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Full Design Services, RIBA stages 4 - 6, former Red Lion site, Egremont | Arkleboyce Architects Ltd | £284k | 16 Oct 2026 |