Direct Payment Support Service - Pre-Market Engagement
Cumberland CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
7 September 2026
Published
27 August 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Buyer
- Cumberland Council
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Closing date
- 7 September 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 27 August 2026
- Location
- England
- Likely incumbent
- Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Limited, current contract ends December 2029
- Published on
- ProContract
Overview
Cumberland Council is looking to recommission their Direct Payment Support Service for eligible children, young people and families receiving Direct Payments. The current Contract ends in March 2027.Responses to this survey are intended solely to inform the Council's understanding of the market. Any information provided is indicative only and will not be binding on providers or form part of any future tender submissions.We may share general conclusions in our decision-making reports, however individual responses will remain confidential.For further details please see attached documentsThe Service Specification for the current Direct Payments Support Service contract is attached and contains information relevant to the questions asked in the surveyDeadline for responses is 12:00 (noon) on Monday 07th September 2026
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Cumberland Council is running a pre‑market survey to gauge interest and capability for a Direct Payment Support Service for children, young people and families, ahead of re‑tendering the contract that ends in March 2027.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
THOMAS ARMSTRONG (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED
£177m
total awarded
- 2
CUMBRIA WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD.
£3m
total awarded
- 3
WILLIAM KING CONSTRUCTION LTD
£175m
total awarded
- 4
STAGECOACH (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
£3m
total awarded
- 5
The Networking People (TNP) Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 29 Sept 2026ends 8 Oct 2031£425,537
total awarded
THOMAS ARMSTRONG (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Cumberland CouncilKey Dates
Published
27 August 2026
Submission deadline
7 September 2026
Source
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