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Published 23 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision Of Furniture & White Goods For Furnished Tenancies

Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Awarded value£3,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Furniture Resource Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Furnished Tenancies scheme provides furniture, white goods & flooring to households who would be at risk of tenancy failure due to lack of furniture otherwise.

Items include White goods, Furniture & Flooring

Contract Start: 07/09/2026

Contract End: 06/09/2029

Extensions Available: 3 x 12 months

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Furnished Tenancies scheme provides furniture, white goods & flooring to households who would be at risk of tenancy failure due to lack of furniture otherwiseAwarded
The Furnished Tenancies scheme provides furniture, white goods & flooring to households who would be at risk of tenancy failure due to lack of furniture otherwise. Items include White goods, Furniture & Flooring Contract Start: 07/09/2026 Contract End: 06/09/2029 Additional information: The Furnished Tenancies scheme provides furniture, white goods & flooring to households who would be at risk of tenancy failure due to lack of furniture otherwise. Items include White goods, Furniture & Flooring Contract Start: 07/09/2026 Contract End: 06/09/2029
Delivery: North West
Extensions
3 x 12 month extension options
39000000 Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST
Authority reference
020898
Classification (CPV)
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778ff
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
Call Off Contract via the Northern Housing Consortium - Furniture & Flooring Services Framework - Lot 1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Furniture Resource CentreSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Knowsley Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityFurniture & White Goods Municipal Building, Archway Road, Huyton, North West, L369YU

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • STAR ProcurementReview body Sale, Trafford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.