Traditional Farm Building Feasibility Studies

Lake District National Park Authority
North West
Open procedure
30 October 2025 to 20 March 2026

Feasibility studies for 31 traditional farm buildings across five geographic lots. The work requires historic development recording, structural surveys by engineers, ecological habitat assessments, and the production of detailed repair schedules with cost estimates to support future grant-funded restoration works.

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Awarded value: £101k; As published
Published: 5 September 2025
Awarded: 9 October 2025; Crosby Granger Architects Ltd and John Coward Architects Ltd
Contract length: 5 months; Ends 20 March 2026

What the contract covers

Independent lot

Provision of historic building consultancy services, including structural surveys, ecological scoping, and repair scheduling for traditional farm building conservation projects.

Feasibility studies for 7 traditional farm buildings on 5 farms in West Lakes
Historic development and use records, condition assessments including structural surveys, ecological scoping surveys, repair requirements, detailed future-tender work schedules and Quantity Surveyor cost estimates
Feasibility studies for 6 traditional farm buildings on 6 farms in North Lakes
Historic, structural, ecological, repair-scope, future-tender schedule and Quantity Surveyor cost-estimate outputs
Feasibility studies for 3 traditional farm buildings on 2 farms in East Lakes
Feasibility studies for 6 traditional farm buildings on 5 farms in South West Lakes
Feasibility studies for 9 traditional farm buildings on 5 farms in central Lakes

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 4	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 5	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Independent lot
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 5 months
Contract dates: 30 October 2025 to 20 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 5
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71241000, 71242000, 71245000, 71251000

Services in this contract

Conservation and heritage architectureMain service£62k typicalFeasibility studies and repair schedules for traditional farm buildings by historic building consultants

Lifecycle

Published
5 September 2025
Contract awardedto Crosby Granger Architects Ltd and John Coward Architects Ltd
9 October 2025
Contract starts
30 October 2025
Contract ends
20 March 2026

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Lake District National Park Authority

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Crosby Granger Architects Ltd

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John Coward Architects Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/326753/traditional-farm-building-feasibility-studies
Buyer reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0594cb
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0594cb
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Lake District National Park Authority. Traditional Farm Building Feasibility Studies. Contract award, 5 September 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/326753/traditional-farm-building-feasibility-studies (accessed 4 November 2026).