Capital Works Framework 2024 - 2028

Westmorland and Furness Council's Capital Programme for property provides maintenance, improvements, extensions and new build for Westmorland and Furness Council’s property portfolio. At present the capital programme includes projects for schools, care-homes, offices and other corporate buildings ranging from less than 100,000 GBP to over 10,000,000 GBP in value. The capital maintenance activity equates to over 5,000,000 - 10,000,000 GBP per annum. The low value sub-lot will generally include schemes of value between 50,000 GBP and 450,000 GBP but may on occasion be used to procure works below 50,000 GBP dependant on the complexity, risk and other considerations. Additional information: Framework tenders will be assessed in 2-stage process. A maximum of 15 applicants for sub-lots 1a and 2a and 12 applicants for sub-lots 1b and 2b will be then be taken forward for consideration in stage 2. Stage 2 responses will be scored and ranked and the highest scoring 10-12 applicants for sub-lots 1a and 2a and up to 8 applicants for 1b and 2b will be accepted onto each sub-lot.

Westmorland and Furness Council’s Capital Programme for property provides maintenance, improvements, extensions and new build for Westmorland and Furness Council’s property portfolio. At present the capital programme includes projects for schools, care-homes, offices and other corporate properties ranging from less than 100,000 GBP to over 10,000,000 GBP in value. The capital maintenance activity equates to over 5,000 000 - 10,000,000 GBP per annum. The high value sub-lot will include schemes of value between 350,000 GBP and 5,000,000 GBP but may on occasion be used to procure schemes above 5,000,000 GBP based on complexity, risk and other considerations.

Westmorland and Furness Council’s capital programme for highways and civil engineering works provides for all aspects of the maintenance, repair and development of its highway assets. Typical work includes: — structures and bridges – repair and or maintenance of highways structures including retaining walls and bridges. Typical schemes are around 50,000 GBP to 250,000 GBP and include culvert replacement, masonry arch bridge repairs, replacement of sections of retaining wall and sea wall repairs. Structures are primarily stone or stone faced, reinforced or mass concrete or structural steelwork and are most often on carriageway or local roads, — public realm – improvements to town centre environments likely to involve highway surfacing, footpaths, drainage and improvements to signage. Works may also include improvements to the look and function of transport interchanges, — highway improvement (including S278) — improvements to junctions, access roads, car parks and distributor routes to improve safety and or facilitate development, — footpath/cycleway improvements – Schemes (circa 250,000 GBP - 2,000 000 GBP) may be let through this framework. Schemes are related to the Council's Local Cycling and Walking Improvement Plan (LCWIP) and are funded via the Active Travel grant funding. — drainage, ground stabilisation and flood prevention schemes – schemes could include packages of several small drainage schemes or piling, slope stabilisation or slope protection schemes adjacent to highways. Schemes could also include a variety of flood prevention schemes.

Westmorland and Furness Council’s capital programme for highways and civil engineering works provides for all aspects of the maintenance, repair and development of its highway asset. Typical Work includes: — structures and bridges – repair and or maintenance of highways structures including retaining walls and bridges. Typical schemes are around 50,000 GBP to 250,000 GBP and include culvert replacement, masonry arch bridge repairs, replacement of sections of retaining wall and sea wall repairs. Structures are primarily stone or stone faced, reinforced or mass concrete or structural steelwork and are most often on carriageway local roads, — public realm – improvements to town centre environments likely to involve highway surfacing, footpaths, drainage and improvements to signage. Works may also include improvements to the look and function of transport interchanges, — highway improvement (including S278) — improvements to junctions, access roads, car parks and distributor routes to improve safety and or facilitate development, — footpath/cycleway improvements – Schemes (circa 250,000 GBP - 2,000 000 GBP) may be let through this framework. Schemes are related to the Council's Local Cycling and Walking Improvement Plan (LCWIP) and are funded via the Active Travel grant funding. — drainage, ground stabilisation and flood prevention schemes – schemes could include packages of several small drainage schemes or piling, slope stabilisation or slope protection schemes adjacent to highways. Schemes could also include a variety of flood prevention schemes.