Official UK procurement notice
GSV2655 - HOC Chamber Repair & Reupholster of Benches
Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Corporate Officer of the House of Commons is seeking to engage a technical, knowledgeable, experienced upholsterer who can work with us over the contract term to carry out this work. This will include reupholstery of current benches in the House of Commons chamber as well as the fabrication of spare or ‘dummy’ seats and backrests to enable the original seats to be removed and reupholstered offsite, thus ensuring the Chamber is available for use at any time.
CPV: Upholstering · Upholstering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Weighting: 60%
- Cost Weighting: 30%
- Social Value Weighting: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost Weighting
- Quality Weighting
- Social Value Weighting
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 2 Oct 2025, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2026, 14:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
C1614- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035923- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055114Find a Tender
- Risks
- Regulatory or Consent Delays - Supply chain complications which may affect material availability (from a separate supplier) and may subsequently affect ability to meet contract timelines - Environmental or Site Access (House of Commons Chamber) constraints which may impact contract timelines and delivery. For example, if Parliament gets recalled it may impact supplier access. - Insurance or Liability Adjustments
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 28 Jan 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published20 Jun 2025, 15:29 BST
- Next notice expected26 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published27 Jun 2025, 17:15 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent388 days ago2 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends376 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts356 days ago3 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published269 days ago28 Jan 2026, 14:41 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Planned procurement notice published20 Jun 2025, 15:29 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published20 Jun 2025, 15:31 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published27 Jun 2025, 17:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2025, 15:22 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published28 Jan 2026, 14:41 GMTUK6
Published amendments (1)
Amending description
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARCROFT RESTORATIONS LTD3 Nov 2025 – 3 Nov 2027 · up to 3 Nov 2028Extensions: The contract will be awarded for an initial term of 2 years with the option to extend for 1-year (2+1) · Amended: Incorrect Standstill End Date | £419,103 | 19 Sept 2025standstill to 13 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Farcroft Restorations LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender