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Published 4 Aug 2021, 15:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

87_22 - Leisure and Residential Furniture

Official notice

Authority: ESPO

Framework agreement4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£5,040,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2021awarded 22 Nov 2021
Lots 4see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The supply and delivery of leisure and residential furniture including living, eating, sleeping and specialist furniture for delivery direct to individual customer establishments.

ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only.

An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

CPV: Bedroom furniture · Bedroom furniture, other than beds and beddings · Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture · Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings · Bedside tables · Chairs · Chests of drawers · Coffee tables · Dining tables · Dining-room furniture · Furniture · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · +8 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
11 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 11 suppliers appointed
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 Apr 2022

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £400,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Leisure and Residential Furniture - National FrameworkAwarded 2 yrsPublished value£4,000,000

The supply, delivery and installation of a comprehensive range of leisure and residential furniture to individual customer establishments. Delivery is to be available nationally and Customers will deal directly with the Suppliers.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Leisure and Residential Furniture - SmartbuyAwarded 2 yrsceiling above

The supply and delivery of a Smartbuy leisure and residential furniture range for direct delivery to individual customer establishments.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Leisure and Residential Furniture - Living, Eating and SleepingAwarded 2 yrsceiling above

The supply, delivery and installation of living, eating and sleeping residential and leisure furniture to individual customer establishments.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Beds and MattressesAwarded 2 yrsPublished value£240,000

The supply and delivery of beds and mattresses to individual customer establishments.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30–60 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 60 points.
  • “87_22 - Leisure and Residential Furniture” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Aug 2021, 15:40 BST
Last source update
16 Dec 2021, 11:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
87_22 (ProContract internal Ref. DN551215)
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031375
Classification (CPV)
Bedroom furnitureBedroom furniture, other than beds and beddingsBedroom, dining room and living-room furnitureBeds and bedding and specialist soft furnishingsBedside tablesChairsChests of drawersCoffee tablesDining tablesDining-room furniture
+10 moreFurnitureFurniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d0d5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The minimum financial requirement for the purposes of the current tender exercise is stated in the procurement documents.

This framework will operate on-going contract monitoring procedures following award, to ensure financial stability requirements are maintained.

Credit rating checks will be carried out on a regular basis, using the credit rating agency, Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited.

Any changes will be assessed (compared with a baseline credit rating score obtained at contract award stage) and significant changes or sustained degradation will be investigated.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Appointment period ends
6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Sept 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 Dec 2021, 11:45 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2021, 11:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 119 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 22 Nov 2021

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £400,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Leisure and Residential Furniture - National Framework

    Signed
    22 Nov 2021
    Value
    £4,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active
  • Leisure and Residential Furniture - Smartbuy

    Signed
    22 Nov 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active
  • Leisure and Residential Furniture - Living, Eating and Sleeping

    Signed
    22 Nov 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active
  • Beds and Mattresses

    Signed
    22 Nov 2021
    Value
    £240,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Leisure and Residential Furniture - National Framework11bids · 11 electronic9——
2 · Leisure and Residential Furniture - Smartbuy11bids · 11 electronic9——
3 · Leisure and Residential Furniture - Living, Eating and Sleeping11bids · 11 electronic9——
4 · Beds and Mattresses11bids · 11 electronic9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ESPO

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityLocal Authority Services Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, East Midlands, LE19 1ESContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

11 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria