Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for Vinyl Floor Tiles
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the supply only of Vinyl Floor Tiles, they will be fitted by our in-house repair teams.
The brand stated is the brand currently stocked, and any alternatives must be of equal or better quality as these items are spare parts used by our own repairs teams to make repairs to existing installations.
The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc ↗ to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents.
In Order To View and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`.
For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.
Closing date: Monday 24 August 2026 at 15:00hrs
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Carpet tiles · Floor coverings
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£293,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2030
- First published
- 23 Jul 2026, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
SMBC 24070- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069901- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d264Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published94 days ago23 Jul 2026, 15:53 BST
- Latest notice published73 days ago14 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
- Clarification questions by54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline48 days ago7 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by34 days ago21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026- Tender notice published23 Jul 2026, 15:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Aug 2026, 10:39 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 7 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST14 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST+14 days · was 24 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender