Official UK procurement notice
Furniture Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lancaster City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply of furniture packages to council tennants
CPV: Bathroom furniture · Bedroom furniture · Bedroom furniture, other than beds and beddings · Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture · Blinds · Carpets, mats and rugs · Computer furniture · Curtains · Curtains, drapes, valances and textile blinds · Dining-room furniture · Domestic furniture · Floor coverings · +11 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of themLot #1Purchase and Installation of Office, Home and Specialist FurnitureAwarded UK, North WestPublished value£200,000,000
Lot #2Lease and Installation of Office, Home and Specialist FurnitureAwarded UKPublished value£100,000,000
The consortium seek tender responses from bidders who are able to supply any product(s) that can achieve the core objective as described in the tender documents, this can include: Office: These are products that are designed for use in an office setting. Likely to include, but are not limited to: — desks e.g. with or without a swivel arm attachment, — chairs, — filing cabinets, — room/desk partitions, — cupboards. Home: these are products that are designed for use in residential properties. Likely to include, but are not limited to: — kitchen electrical appliances e.g. kettle, toaster, microwave, etc., — white goods e.g. washer, dryer, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, etc., — household electrical appliances e.g. irons, ironing boards, fans/heater, lamps, etc., — cookers/ovens, — bedroom furniture e.g. wardrobe, side tables, bookshelves, chest of draws, bedframes, etc. Specialist/communal areas: these are products that are designed for use in specialist residential/properties e.g. care homes or community-based support services. Likely to include, but are not limited to: — wipeable chairs — riser chairs — non-slip mats/rugs — wheeled trolleys/tables — medical cabinets, etc.
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: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
Selection Criteria as stated in procurement documents
- 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.
- “Furniture Contract” 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
- Restricted 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 May 2023, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Jun 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN789081- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053068- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cf9bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). As stated within the regulations, any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the time limit for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than 3 months after that date.
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=810362770" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=810362770</a> GO Reference: GO-2023921-PRO-24012707
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
30 Jun 2023 → 2 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published2 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2023- Status changed to complete21 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Sept 2025, 11:00 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
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £300,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 053068-2025-1
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2025
- Value
- £600,000
- Status
- active
Purchase of Furniture
- Signed
- 19 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lease
- Signed
- 19 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Purchase and Installation of Office, Home and Specialist Furniture | 6bids · 6 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Lease and Installation of Office, Home and Specialist Furniture | 6bids · 6 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Northern Housing Consortium LtdContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMediation bodyReview bodyNot for profit central purchasing organisationHousing and community amenities
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Abri Trading Limited (T/A NFS)Framework contractor
- Family Fund TradingFramework contractor
- Furniture Reource CenterFramework contractor
- Furniture Resource Centre LtdFramework contractor
- Furniture Resource Centre LtdFramework contractor
- Sankey Health LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria