Official UK procurement notice
Furniture Removal, Storage, Design and Move Management Framework Agreement
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) has established a three-Lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Furniture Removals and Storage, Design and Move Management services.
The new Framework Agreement shall operate from October 2026 for a period of four years with no option to extend.
The Council appointed a maximum of three Service Providers to each Lot of the Framework Agreement.
- Recurrence: Summer 2029
CPV: Furniture design services · Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver · Hire of trucks with driver · Hire of vans with driver · Interior design services · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs · Project management consultancy services · Relocation services · Specialty design services · Storage and retrieval services · Storage and warehousing services · +1 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 8 suppliers · 11 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (1.4 per place) · 6 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Furniture Removal and Ethical DisposalAwarded
Lot 1 - project based removal and ethical disposal of old furniture and assistance with delivery, set-up, dismantle and removal of furniture for large scale events e.g. Elections occupied by the Council and partners such as CGI, National Health Service, Police Scotland and Scottish Fire. Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice.
Lot #2Temporary Accommodation Service Furniture Removal, Transfer and StorageAwarded
Lot 2 - Temporary Accommodation Services is a statutory service within the Council which provides accommodation and support for around 5,000 homeless people per year. A significant number of those customers require assistance with the removal, transfer and storage of belongings. The Contractor would be required to assist tenants with the removal, transfer and storage of belongings and sometimes for an unspecified amount of time. Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice.
Lot #3Design and Move ManagementAwarded
Lot 3 - Fully design, manage and provide advice/support to
Council staff or project teams that are responsible for the relocation of staff and services to ensure relocations are carried out efficiently and cost effectively with minimum disruption or down time to business. Relocation of staff with associated furniture, equipment and resources. Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Part III: Section A, B, C & D - Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Quest…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Furniture Removal, Storage, Design and Move Management Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, 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
- Services
- 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
- Yes · Summer 2029
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 13:27 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CT1656- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079906- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059071Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:840400)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Sept 2025 → 21 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected12 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends241 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened241 days ago23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:57 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Published value updated to £4,390,00023 Jan 2026, 14:38 GMTwas £4,000,000
- Status changed to active23 Jan 2026, 14:38 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Jan 2026, 14:38 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT23 Jan 2026, 14:38 GMT
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 12:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Furniture Removal and Ethical Disposal
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £690,000
- Status
- active
Temporary Accommodation Service Furniture Removal, Transfer and Storage
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £3,200,000
- Status
- active
Design and Move Management
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Furniture Removal and Ethical Disposal | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 11 | — | — |
| 2 · Temporary Accommodation Service Furniture Removal, Transfer and Storage | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 3 · Design and Move Management | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- AGM Bishops LimitedFramework contractor
- Amer Logistics Ltd. t/a JohnsonsFramework contractor
- Clockwork RemovalsFramework contractor
- Doree Bonner InternationalFramework contractor
- Harrow Green LimitedFramework contractor
- Space SolutionsFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.