Scope
Description
Services Sought:
12months of ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the four existing venues Borderlands 5GIR (specifically Windermere, Stranraer, Kielder and Destination Tweed) and their attend live use cases (specifically environmental monitoring, people county, car park capacity monitoring and payment processing for ferry tickets). This monitoring should include at least 1 site visit to each venue and production of final report in March'26.
This contract also includes the potential for the following optional support:
• Additional venue -Benefits identification, monitoring and evaluation. To include at least 1 site visit to new venue and incorporation of data into final report. Please provide an estimated cost per new venue.
• Additional use case at existing venue (Windermere, Stranraer, Kielder and Destination Tweed) - Benefits identification, monitoring and evaluation and incorporation into final report.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £100,000 excluding VAT
- £120,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
16 July 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
8 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 8 August 2025 to 7 August 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKD1 - Cumbria
Information about tenders
- 2 tenders received
- 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 2 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Supplier
FARRPOINT LIMITED
- Companies House: SC296299
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCQJ-3837-BHCD
Ground Floor West, 2 Lochrin Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9QA
United Kingdom
Email: publicsector@farrpoint.com
Website: http://www.farrpoint.com
Region: UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Cumberland Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJGX-9191-DYLV
Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom
Region: UKD12 - East Cumbria
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government