Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Furniture Solutions (III)
Authority: Welsh Government - Commercial Delivery
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (WGCD) Team has established a new Framework Agreement for the provision of Furniture Solutions. This is the third iteration of this All Wales Framework Agreement for use by the Welsh Public Sector.
The Framework is split into 3 Lots for Office Furniture, Education Furniture and a Reserved Lot for Sheltered Workshop organisations as defined under Regulation 20 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
- Recurrence: The Framework Agreement is likely to be retendered in 2029.
CPV: Office furniture · School furniture
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 21 suppliers · 13 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.6 per place) · 13 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Office FurnitureCancelledRenewal
This Lot will include, but not be limited to, the purchase of office chairs, desks, office storage, meeting and conference room furniture, home working furniture.
This Lot will also include service elements such as site surveys, design and planning, installation, delivery, repair, and maintenance.
Suppliers will also require the ability within their supply chain to collect, refurbish, repurpose and recycle existing furniture as required.
Lot #2Education FurnitureCancelledRenewal
This Lot will include, but is not limited to, the purchase of the following school furniture: classroom chairs, desks, tables, educational storage and staff room furniture.
This Lot will also include service elements such as site surveys, design and planning, installation, delivery, repair, and maintenance.
Suppliers will also require the ability within their supply chain to collect, refurbish, repurpose and recycle existing furniture as required.
Lot #3Reserved Lot - FurnitureCancelledRenewal
This Lot is reserved for Sheltered Workshop organisations as defined under Regulation 20 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
This Lot will include the requirement for product and service elements as described in Lots 1 and 2 for Office and Education Furniture.
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 (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Furniture Solutions (III)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 21 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · The Framework Agreement is likely to be retendered in 2029.
- First published
- 11 Nov 2024, 09:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
WGCD-BU-129-24- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032574- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b556Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ (WA Ref:152126)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 24 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 14:30 GMT
Timeline
3 Feb 2025 → 16 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected3 Feb 2025
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 14:30 GMT
- Notice published16 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Published value updated to £40,000,00020 Feb 2025, 13:28 GMTwas £50,000,000
- Status changed to active20 Feb 2025, 13:28 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Feb 2025, 13:28 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT20 Feb 2025, 13:28 GMT
- Status changed to complete16 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Education Furniture
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2025
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Office Furniture
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2025
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Reserved Lot - Furniture
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2025
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Office Furniture | 13bids · 13 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 2 · Education Furniture | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
| 3 · Reserved Lot - Furniture | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
13 commercial parties on the notice- BOF GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Bates Office Services LtdFramework contractor
- CBOF groupFramework contractor
- COMPLETE (Banner Business Solutions T/A COMPLETE)Framework contractor
- D & G OFFICE INTERIORS LTDFramework contractor
- H JENKINSON & COMPANY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MORLEYS STORES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MPS UK GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Richard H. Powell and PartnersFramework contractor
- SHOWCASE INTERIORS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 3 more suppliers
- Springfield Supplies and Projects LtdFramework contractor
- THE MERTHYR TYDFIL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLINDFramework contractor
- WAGSTAFF BROS. LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria