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title: "Cleator Moor Community Hub and Town Square Public Realm Works"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e3bc"
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# Cleator Moor Community Hub and Town Square Public Realm Works

Buyer: Cumberland Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3bc

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## Summary

Cumberland Council procured construction works for a new Community Hub and improvements to Cleator Moor Town Square. The hub involves a new-build annexe linked to the existing library and council offices, including a café or restaurant, commercial kitchen, kitchen servery, refurbishment and reconfiguration of existing spaces, new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, and a lift serving all three floors. The town-square works include hard and soft landscaping, street furniture, cycle racks, electric vehicle charging points, bin stores, a bus shelter, ramps, stairs and footway lighting. The project also covers public access and site security, with planned CCTV, fountain renovation, relocation of artworks and memorials, and refurbishment of the library clock. Delivery is in Cleator Moor, Cumbria.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded under a competitive selective procedure, described as a below-threshold award under a framework. One lot was awarded to Story Contracting Limited. The award is active and the contract was signed on 28 July 2026, covering 28 July 2026 to 26 July 2027. Its value is £4,180,756 excluding VAT, or £5,016,907.20 including VAT. The agreed performance measures cover completing work packages to the agreed programme, delivering within the tendered total prices, and delivering the offered social value measures. Each measure is monitored over a 12-month period. The procurement category is works, classified under CPV 45000000, construction work.

This outcome indicates demand from Cumberland Council for substantial, multi-disciplinary public construction projects combining new-build, refurbishment and public-realm delivery. A credible competitor would need to manage work across occupied civic and community facilities while maintaining public access around an active town square. Relevant capability includes building construction, refurbishment, mechanical and electrical services, lift installation, commercial kitchen fit-out, landscaping, highways or external works, lighting, street furniture and electric vehicle infrastructure. Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and specialist elements would be important, including arrangements involving policing and town-council interests. Strong programme and cost control would be central, alongside the ability to evidence delivery of social value commitments. A large construction contractor or suitably capable delivery partnership would be well placed.

## Notice

A new Community Hub is to be created by the construction of a new-build annexe to join the existing Library and Council offices on Cleator Moor Town Square. The new-build annexe will house a cafe / restaurant area with a new, commercial kitchen to be installed on the lower ground floor and kitchen servery to the ground floor. Works to the Community Hub will include a comprehensive renovation of the existing Library and Council offices, with some of the office space being reconfigured. New M.E.P. systems are to be installed throughout with a new lift installed to serve all 3 floors of the Community Hub. The project also includes a programme of public realm improvements to Cleator Moor Town Square. Works will include the creation of new hard and soft landscaped areas, the installation of new street furniture, cycle racks, electric vehicle charging points, bin storage enclosures, a new bus shelter, new external ramps and stairs. New footway lighting is to be installed with the removal of a number of redundant fixtures and fittings. Subject to agreement with Cumbria Police new CCTV will be installed to monitor the Town Square. Subject to affordability and agreement with Cleator Moor Town Council, the public fountain to the front of the Square is to be renovated and made operational. A number of artworks and memorials are to be relocated, to different areas of the Town Square. The external clock over the library entrance will be refurbished and brought back into use. The project site, covering a significant area of Cleator Moor Town Square, should be made fully secure. Public access must be maintained to the perimeter pavements that border the Town Square and consideration given to users of the bus-shelter located on the Square and continued access to the Town Council Offices.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077310-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,180,756 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cumberland Council |
| Locality | CARLISLE |
| Postcode area | Carlisle |
| Postcode | CA1 1RD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Carlisle |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STORY CONTRACTING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 14:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077310-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077310-2026
  13th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20978

## Notice URLs

- http://www.storycontracting.com
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04e88c
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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