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Published 13 May 2026, 12:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Competitive Flexible Procedure - Manufacturer Framework to Supply Sanitaryware

Authority: LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST (Housing)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£6,500,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Admission open until 9 Nov 202612:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 4 yrsends 27 Jan 2031 · starts 27 Jan 2027

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description
  • Establish a compliant multi lot framework that delivers value for money, quality, and continuity of supply. The framework will be divided into the following lots, Lot 1 New Build(Supply Only and Lot 2 Major Works/Refurbishments (Supply Only). L&Q intends to appoint a minimum of two suppliers but reserves the right to appoint more or fewer depending on the outcome of the procurement.
  • L&Q intends to procure the Framework using a three-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure comprising Stage 1 - Selection Questionnaire (PSQ), Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT), and Stage 3 - Negotiation and Best and Final Offer (BAFO), followed by contract award. A minimum of the top three ranked Tenderers from the ITT stage will ordinarily be invited to participate in the BAFO stage; however, L&Q reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to invite any number of Tenderers to this stage.
  • As part of the BAFO stage, L&Q may require Tenderers to participate in clarification meetings, interviews, presentations, demonstrations, and/or site visits to further evaluate proposals and inform the final assessment. The meetings may take place face to face or virtually online. Details of any such activities, including the evaluation approach and scoring methodology where applicable, will be communicated to Tenderers in advance.
  • L&Q also reserves the right not to undertake Stage 3 - Negotiation and Best and Final Offer (BAFO) and may proceed directly to contract award following Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) where it considers this to be appropriate.
  • Ensure commercial certainty and added value, requiring fixed pricing for a minimum of 12 months from Framework commencement, delivery of social value equivalent to 1% of the end of year contract value, and the inclusion of plot based rebates where applicable.

CPV: Articles for the bathroom and kitchen

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
4 yrs from 27 Jan 2027
Buyer regions
UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
Who may buy through it

The Contracting Authority may utilise a framework agreement; however, the applicable charges have not yet been determined.

Published description of the framework

3.2 The Framework will be for an [initial] term of 2 years extendable at L&Q's sole option for a period of 2 years, giving a total of 4 years (the Term). The Framework will operate on a direct award basis using fixed Schedule of Rates pricing. The bidders pricing must be fixed for a minimum of 12 months from framework commencement (start) date.

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Lot One - New Build developments (Supply Only) 4 yrsSMEPublished value£1,500,000

Supply of Sanitaryware items for New Build Developments

Contract period: 27 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2031 (4 yrs)Value: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,800,000 inc. VAT

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Lot Two - Major Works/Refurbishment programmes (Supply Only) 4 yrsSMEPublished value£5,000,000

Supply only of sanitaryware items for major works/refurbishment programmes

Contract period: 27 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2031 (4 yrs)Value: £5,000,000 exc. VAT · £6,000,000 inc. VAT

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
i

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 are scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Competitive Flexible Procedure - Manufacturer Framework to Supply…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST buys Articles for the bathroom and kitchen (CPV 4441), and who usually turns up

LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Articles for the bathroom and kitchen (CPV 4441) →

1

How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerLONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST · this authority
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no supplier sizes published · market: division 44 · UK-wide, n=246
—50%

No supplier sizes published for this authority.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no winner locations published · market: division 44 · UK-wide, n=241
—58%

No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: division 44 · UK-wide, n=48
—71 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 71 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no awards on record · market: division 44 · UK-wide, n=92
—24%

No awards recorded for this authority in this market.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyerToo few to chart: 1 lot with bid counts, 5 needed · broad CPV 44
The market314 lots with bid counts · division 44 · UK-wide
6% had one bid
Market · select a colour for counts
1 bid6%
Market: 19 of 314 lots with published bid counts.
2–326%
Market: 83 of 314 lots with published bid counts.
4–627%
Market: 84 of 314 lots with published bid counts.
7+41%
Market: 128 of 314 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.

2

Assess each lot
i

What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1Lot One - New Build developments (Supply Only)CPV 444148 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£1.5m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

4expected bids1% chance of a single bid
similar past contests in this category: 1
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid1%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 1%. This is a forecast.
2–338%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 38%. This is a forecast.
4–631%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 31%. This is a forecast.
7+30%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 30%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
10 panel places
£2.5m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago4 live · £16m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
1 panel places
£5.8m2 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago1 live · £5.8m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
£10m2 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago1 live · £9.0m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

57% below n=1
7 panel places
£34m11 awards in 36m · last 3 months agoNone on fileat estimate n=7
5 panel places
£200k4 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago1 live · £50k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
Lot #2Lot Two - Major Works/Refurbishment programmes (Supply Only)CPV 444148 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£5.0m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

4expected bids1% chance of a single bid
similar past contests in this category: 1
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid1%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 1%. This is a forecast.
2–337%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 37%. This is a forecast.
4–631%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 31%. This is a forecast.
7+31%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 31%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
10 panel places
£2.5m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago4 live · £16m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
1 panel places
£5.8m2 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago1 live · £5.8m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
£10m2 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago1 live · £9.0m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

57% below n=1
7 panel places
£34m11 awards in 36m · last 3 months agoNone on fileat estimate n=7
5 panel places
£200k4 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago1 live · £50k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
The Contracting Authority may utilise a framework agreement; however, the applicable charges have not yet been determined.
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 May 2026, 12:42 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Jan 2027
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085074
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Articles for the bathroom and kitchen
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069786 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via In-tend
Submission portal named on this notice: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
—
Appointment period ends
9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
—
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender documents will be made available via L&Q's e-tendering portal: in-tendhost.co.uk/lqsupplychainmanagement ↗ (the Portal).

Timeline

13 May 2026 → 27 Jan 2027 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published163 days ago
    13 May 2026, 12:42 BST
  2. Market engagement154 days ago
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST

    Pre-market Engagement taking place from 1/05/26 to 22/05/2026 to discuss how potential manufacturers meet all L&Q stakeholder requirements.

  3. Tender notice published45 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
  4. Today
    23 Oct 2026
  5. Admission / appointment period endsin 17 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected byin 83 days
    14 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract startsin 95 days
    27 Jan 2027

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 May 2026, 12:42 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £6,500,000
    8 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    8 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    8 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
  6. Deadline published: 9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
    8 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP030441 · GB-PPON: PJQV-6311-TQXL 29-35 West Ham Lane, London, London, E15 4PNContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure