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Published 1 May 2024, 10:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Provision of Leather Hides for the House of Commons Chamber Benches

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£150,000exc. VAT20.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 29 May 2024awarded 25 Apr 2025
Awarded to SCOTTISH LEATHER GROUP OPERATIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A 3+1+1 contract for the supply of through-dyed pigmented upholstery leather to be used for the repair and reupholstery of the seat-cushions and backrests in the House of Commons chamber.

CPV: Animal wool, hides and skins

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The procedure chosen was an FTS - Open ProcedureAwardedPublished value£150,000

The procedure chosen was an FTS - Open Procedure. An SQ was sent, 14 suppliers accessed the documents, and 3 submitted bids.

Delivery: London · Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA
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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Commercial: 50%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 May 2024, 10:44 BST
Last source update
12 Jun 2026, 10:39 BST
Award evaluation window
29 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
GSP1314
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055563
Classification (CPV)
Animal wool, hides and skins
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045667 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
29 May 2024
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 May 2024 → 12 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 May 2024
  2. Bids opened
    29 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Nov 2024, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published133 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 10:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jun 2026, 10:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,6901 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SCOTTISH LEATHER GROUP OPERATIONS LIMITED£180,690 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 210715608 Parliament Square, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesReview bodyReview contact point London
  • The High Court of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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