Official UK procurement notice
Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company - FF&E Tender
Authority: Holy Cross Catholic MAC (Public body)·On behalf of: CORE Education Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHoly Cross Catholic MAC was formed in September 2019, when 5 catholic primary and 2 catholic secondary Schools in Coventry joined together. The Holy Cross Catholic MAC has over 4,000 pupils and employs over 450 staff across their seven Schools – all of which are very popular and highly successful.
The MAC are seeking Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Suppliers to furnish the newly built premises, at one of their Schools.
The contract being tendered is for the one-off delivery of the supplies detailed within the Invitation to Tender and supporting documentation.
CPV: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Office equipment except furniture · Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (2)
- Compliance Document: 40%
- Financial Response: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial Response
- Compliance Document
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 15:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011114- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064a80Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Feb 2026 → 13 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published258 days ago6 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent207 days ago30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published206 days ago30 Mar 2026, 15:53 BST
- Award decision expected by206 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts193 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2026- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 15:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 15:53 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Products (2013) LtdSME13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2027 | £257,000 | 30 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CORE Education TrustBeneficiary authority
- Invictus Partnership LimitedProcuring entityProcurement Consultancy
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Forward Products (2013) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender