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Published 30 Jan 2025, 15:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

P-0171 Furniture and Associated Products for Welfare Provision and Housing Services

Official notice

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£8,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Temporary housing has to be a safe place and meet the everyday basic needs of the customer, for example providing furniture, carpets, kitchen utilities, white goods, and soft furnishings etc.

The Service required will be a one-stop shop that will provide storage, delivery of white goods, furniture etc as well as cleaning of the property, removal and disposal/recycling of furniture, white goods etc.

CPV: Domestic appliances · Furnishing · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Further details are set out in the procurement documentsPublished value£8,000,000

Further details are set out in the procurement documents. Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, via the online portal by 11 am on Monday 3 March 2025 as referred to in IV.2.2.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 30%Social value: 20%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 40%
  • price: 30%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Zero Carbon and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality: 40
  • Social Value: 20
  • Zero Carbon and Environment: 10
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Jan 2025, 15:31 GMT
Last source update
30 Jan 2025, 15:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN755750
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003149
Classification (CPV)
Domestic appliancesFurnishingFurniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d772 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework is communicated to tenderers prior to entering the framework. If an appeal regarding the award of a framework has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 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).

Publisher note: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, via the online portal by 11 am on Wednesday 3 March 2025 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The contracts will be for 48 months, expected to commence in June - July2025. The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the framework, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed framework. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling. Please note that although quantities and descriptions in the framework are those used and required by Manchester City Council this framework is open to and may be used by other Authorities and Manchester Partners - this includes the following Councils - Bolton, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Trafford, Rochdale, Bury, Salford, Wigan, Blackburn Darwen BC, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Warrington, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Commission for New Economy, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), Greater Manchester Transport Unit, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Integrated Transport Authority, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire Authority, Manchester International Airport, and any other public authority, National Health Service (NHS) organisation or companies / partners owned by or part of any contracting body.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
3 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jan 2025 → 3 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Jan 2025, 15:31 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    3 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    3 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation), Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester, North West, M60 2LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)Review body London

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria