Re-purposing Penrith Town Hall into a Creative and Community Hub
Westmorland and Furness Council, Kendal · United Kingdom
- Procedure
- Open design tender
- Nature
- New building
- Building type
- Civic
- Estimated value
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- Published
- 2026-09-10
- Deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 (1 days)
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Summary
Westmorland and Furness Council (W&FC) is seeking to appoint a lead multi-disciplinary consultancy team to design and oversee delivery of the transformation of the Grade II listed Penrith Town Hall into a vibrant Creative and Community Hub. The project will revitalise a vacant historic asset, creating a flexible cultural, creative, community and civic venue while integrating a re-imagined Penrith and Eden Museum. The appointed consultant team will take the project through RIBA Stages 0-6, building upon an existing Outline Business Case and supporting the development of a Full Business Case for Council approval.
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The usual items for this kind of tender; the tender documents have the exact list.- Team composition and CVsThe people proposed for each role, with CVs in the format asked.
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- European Single Procurement Document: The buyer's Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) or Standard Selection QuestionnaireOne per firm in the team, signed by its legal representative.
- Company registration and proof of professional registrationCommercial register extract; architects' and engineers' registration certificates.
- Professional indemnity insurance certificateFor each firm, with the cover the tender requires.
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CPV codes
71200000