Official UK procurement notice
General Hand Tools and Hardware
Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGeneral Hand Tools and Hardware for use by NIFRS
- No preliminary market engagement: I have answer Yes it was published
CPV: Hand tools · Miscellaneous hand tools · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment · Tool handles · Tool handles and tool parts · Tool parts · Tools · Tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2026
Published description of the framework
Mini Competitions will be ran
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £70,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1General Hand Tools and Consumable PPEceiling above
Lot #2Landscape Toolsceiling above
Lot #3Construction Toolsceiling above
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 (1)
- Price
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “General Hand Tools and Hardware” 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.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 May 2026, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 14:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046439- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069d95Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 May 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published158 days ago20 May 2026, 14:30 BST
- Clarification questions by130 days ago17 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends123 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown24 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by113 days ago3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts85 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 14:30 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender