Tendering and Contracts
Here you will find useful information and the latest news on current opportunities to tender for with Cumbria County Council. All contracts over £ 50,000 procured by the council will be published through our Contracts Register.
Please follow the link to our: Pipeline of future contracts (Subject to Change) (PDF 257KB)
The Chest
For tendering of contracts, Cumbria County Council use an electronic tendering portal called 'The Chest'. The Chest is a web based system and anyone that has access to the internet and email can use it. Suppliers can register for free online to receive email updates on opportunities that match their capabilities. The system can be accessed from anywhere at anytime and allows the flexibility for tendering to be done electronically.
Please follow the link to register: The Chest
The Chest - User Guidance (PDF 1.18MB)
How to Do Business with the Council
Guide to Doing Business with the Council (PDF 7.22MB)
Cumbria County Council also make use of national frameworks for procurement of some services, goods and works where this is the right option for the Council. Details of these frameworks and the opportunity to register your business on these frameworks can be done by following the links below.
Children's Residential Provider Forum - 26th March 2018
Open Framework Agreement for the Provision of Older Adults Residential & Nursing Care Services
From time to time as part of the commissioning process, the Council needs to re-contract providers of residential and nursing care. The Council is therefore launching the 'Open Framework for the Provision of Older Adults Residential and Nursing Care Services', a new contract for providers of Older Adults residential and nursing care services. Via this new contract, the Council is aiming to support the provider market to develop the increasingly complex residential and nursing care services required to meet the changing needs of the Cumbrian population.
For further information please Email:procres@cumbria.gov.uk
Cumbria Early Education & Childcare Flexible Framework
Due to European legislation, Cumbria County Council are required to implement a new process for providers to contract with Cumbria County Council to deliver free early years entitlements.
Next steps
Providers will be asked to complete and submit a short questionnaire, the quality response and provide a copy of their last Ofsted report.
The provider contract has been updated and will be issued to providers for consultation as outline in the timetable below.
Questionnaires and Quality responses MUST be submitted to the 'chest' or to free.entitlement@cumbria.gov.uk by the deadline.
Once the application forms have been received and verified and the provider contract has been finalised, Early Years Education and Childcare Provider contract will be issued to providers to sign and return.
The length of the contract will be 5 years, with options for Cumbria County Council to extend or revise as appropriate.
ITT Early Education & Childcare
Sch 2 Early Education & Childcare_Spec
Sch 3 Early Education & Childcare Quality Response
Sch 5 Early Education & Childcare_Cert Of Non Collusion
Sch 6 Early Education & Childcare_Form of Tender
Sch 7 Early Education & Childcare_Confidential Info
Sch 8 Early Education & Childcare_H&S
Standard Selection Questionnaire
Any questions can be submitted to free.entitlement@cumbria.gov.uk and responses will be updated on the web page during the consultation period for all providers to read.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
Advertise and release Invitation To apply and Early Years Education and
| 21 Feb 2018 |
Closing date from comments/feedback | 12th March 2018 - 9am |
Revised Contract Distributed | 16th March 2018 |
Deadline for submission of application form | 29th March 2018 - 9am |
Evaluation of Applications | 3 April 2018 to 6 April 2018 |
Notification of successful/unsuccessful providers | July 2018 |
Provider to return signed contract | 17th August 2018 |
| Contract Start Date | September 2018 |
Open Frameworks for the Provision of Primary Care Public Health Services
Cumbria County Council is responsible for delivering outcomes for the people of Cumbria in line with the Public Health Outcomes Framework. In support of this, the Council invites primary care providers with premises based in Cumbria to apply for entry onto an appropriate open framework to provide public health services, as below:-
General Practice Open Framework
GP Open Framework questions and answers
Lot 1: Delivery of the national NHS Health Check programme to registered patients
Lot 2: Screening and treatment of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infection (STI Level 1)
Lot 3: Assessment and treatment of symptomatic sexually transmitted infection (STI Level 2)
Lot 4: Insertion and removal of contraceptive hormonal implants
Lot 5: Insertion and removal of intra-uterine contraceptive devices/systems (IUCD/S)
Next Steps
Providers are asked to review tender documentation and supporting information provided for this framework. Questionnaires and Tender responses MUST be submitted to gps@cumbria.gov.uk or via our tender portal the 'chest' by the closing date 28th August 2018 at 12:00 noon.
Tender Documents and Supporting information
Standard Questionnaire General Practice Open Framework
Schedule 5 - Certificate of Non-Collusion
Schedule 6 - Form of application
Schedule 7 - Confidential Information
Community Pharmacy Open Framework
Pharmacy Open Framework questions and answers
Lot 1: Sexual Health services in the community pharmacy setting.
Lot 2: Stop Smoking support
Lot 3: Provision of influenza vaccine to Cumbria County Council staff (Voucher scheme)
Providers are asked to review tender documentation and supporting information provided for this framework. Questionnaires and Tender responses MUST be submitted to pharmacies@cumbria.gov.uk or via our tender portal the 'chest' by the closing date 30th August 2018 at 12:00 noon.
Tender Documents and Supporting information
Pharmacy - Service Questionnaire
Standard Questionnaire Community Pharmacy Open Framework
Stop Smoking Support Spec 2018
Schedule 5 - Certificate of Non-Collusion
Schedule 6 - Form of application
Schedule 7 - Confidential Information
Applications will be evaluated as soon as the documents are published on the 27th July 2018. The contract start date will commence on the 1st October 2018 and the end date will be 31st March 2023.