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Training Facilities

Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority

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25 Aug 2026 at 08:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority commissioned multiple training facilities across its fire estates. The requirement is construction work to provide or improve facilities used for fire and rescue training. Delivery covers the authority’s estates across the United Kingdom, with the buyer based at CFRS Headquarters in Penrith, Cumbria. The work is relevant to construction contractors with experience delivering public-sector facilities, estate projects or specialist operational buildings. It may also suit firms able to manage construction across multiple sites and coordinate work within an operational fire and rescue environment. The procurement covers one requirement titled Training Facilities and is categorised as works. The authority is a sub-central public body responsible for Cumbria’s fire and rescue service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Stepnell Limited. The award was made on 30 July 2026 for £999,000 excluding VAT, or £1,198,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 27 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. It used a selective procedure, with the stated route being a below-threshold award under a framework. The award was non-competitive. One lot was completed and awarded. Stepnell Limited is the selected supplier. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 26 August 2026. The requirement was treated as construction work and was below the applicable threshold. No separate quality, technical or price weighting is recorded in the procurement outcome.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear indication of demand for multi-site training-facility construction within a fire and rescue estate. A credible future competitor would need the capacity to deliver public-sector building works across several locations, manage a defined works programme, and coordinate safely with the authority’s operational estate. Experience of constructing or refurbishing training, emergency-services, industrial or similarly controlled facilities would help demonstrate relevant capability. Suppliers should also understand how to work through framework arrangements and selective below-threshold call-offs, since that was the route used here. The successful supplier was a large construction business, indicating that the requirement was suited to an organisation able to resource and manage a substantial, time-limited works package rather than only small standalone building tasks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Training Facilities

Notice Description

Multiple training facilities to be commissioned across the Commissioners Fire estates.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080599-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£999,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
27 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PENRITH
Postcode
CA10 2FA
Postcode Area
Carlisle
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Electoral Ward
Penrith South
Westminster Constituency
Penrith and Solway

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STEPNELL LIMITED

Further Information

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