Official UK procurement notice
Furniture Removals & Storage
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Published estimate£200,000total for 2 lots · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2025awarded 20 Jan 2026
Awarded to Kwikshift European Transportation and Logistics ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 22 Dec 2028 · up to 22 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 22 Dec 2025
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFurniture removals and storage
CPV: Relocation services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£200,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1SuffolkAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Furniture Removals Services - Suffolk
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Tenderer's may submit bids for one or both lots
Lot #2NorfolkAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Furniture Removals Services - Norfolk
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Tenderer's may submit bids for one or both lots
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
- Condition of participation
Tenderer's may submit bids for one or both lots
What this means for your bid
- 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.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Apr 2025, 12:21 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2026, 09:23 GMT
- Authority reference
7F-2024-P083- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066272- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0503efFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
This opportunity can be found a follows:
- Log in to our supplier portal at 7force.force.com/login ↗
- Locate the opportunity under the 'Find Opportunities' section
- Click 'Register Interest'
- You can then go to 'My Proposals & Quotes' to view the documentation and submit your response.
- Once you have completed all relevant Requirement Sections, ensure you click the 'Submit' button to ensure your responses are received by us. Upon clicking 'Submit' you will receive a confirmation email.
The message centre (found on your Portal homepage) will be available for you to communicate with us regarding any open opportunities, or for any clarification questions you may have.
Timeline
16 Apr 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published16 Apr 2025, 12:21 BST
- Market engagement14 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Scoping local suppliers for environmental and sustainability purposes.
- Next notice expected15 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:10 BST
- Clarification questions by351 days ago5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline339 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts304 days ago22 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published254 days ago10 Feb 2026, 09:23 GMT
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Apr 2025, 12:21 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Oct 2025, 12:10 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active17 Oct 2025, 12:10 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Oct 2025, 12:10 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT17 Oct 2025, 12:10 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Oct 2025, 12:10 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
- Contract details notice published10 Feb 2026, 09:23 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 16 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £212,1001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1210 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots2 awards | |||
| Kwikshift European Transportation and Logistics ltd4 Mar 2026 – 4 Mar 2029 · up to 4 Mar 2031Extensions: 12 months + 12 months | £212,100 | 20 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Kwikshift European Transportation and Logistics ltd | £212,100 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Furniture Removals & Storage · Kwikshift European Transportation and Logistics ltd
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Value
- £212,100
- Period
- 3 Mar 2026 – 4 Mar 2029 · up to 4 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 months + 12 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Suffolk | 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Norfolk | 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for NorfolkContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kwikshift European Transportation and Logistics ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender