Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 17 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Furniture to the London and South East University Group

Authority: London and South East Group (Public body)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove threshold
Framework ceiling (notional) £5,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lot 1 — Workplace, Teaching & Social Learning Furniture

•desking (fixed and sit/stand), task and meeting seating, monitor arms, desk power and cable management

•teaching and lecture furniture (student tables, linking/tablet chairs, flip-top tables, lecterns)

•meeting tables, breakout and café furniture, soft seating, high-back booths, acoustic pods and phone booths, storage and lockers

Lot 2 — Student Accommodation Furniture

•beds and bed frames, mattresses and mattress protection programmes, wardrobes, chests, bedroom study desks and chairs, communal kitchen/lounge furniture for residences

•compliance with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, severe-contract durability, BS 7177 (mattresses), BS EN 747 where applicable; summer-window installation programmes across occupied residences

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

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)Delivery: UK
39000000 Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
Authority reference
LASE09/Furniture Framework
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07741f

How it was run

Appointment period ends

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published2 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 10:54 BST
  2. Market engagementin 13 days
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTThis notice has been issued to allow bidders to have advance notice of our intention to go to market.
  3. Contract startsin 194 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 10:54 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London and South East Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPJL-2485-DZGH Old Royal Navel College, Park Row, London, London, SE10 9LS [email protected] 020 8331 8000
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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