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# Sustainable Furniture

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainable-furniture-ocds-h6vhtk-047c4a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "Sustainable Furniture". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £38,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £38,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 August 2024 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bedroom furniture, Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture, Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings, Conference-room furniture, Domestic furniture (+15 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047c4a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainable-furniture-ocds-h6vhtk-047c4a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainable-furniture-ocds-h6vhtk-047c4a#participate

## Description
The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Furniture to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE)institutions of Scotland, to institutions throughout Scotland, and Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members.
This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering a re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact.
The Framework Agreement is split in to four specific product lots:
Lot 1: Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture
Lot 2a: Beds and Mattresses
Lot 2b: Residential Furniture
Lot 3 Circular Economy Solutions

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39100000, 39110000, 39120000, 39130000, 39151000, 39151300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Workplace & Learning Environment furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE)...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2A Beds and Mattresses
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39143110, 39143111, 39143112, 39512300, 50850000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Beds and Mattresses to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotla...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 2B Residential Furniture
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39100000, 39140000, 39143000, 39143100, 39143110, 39143300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Residential Furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scot...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 3 Circular Economy Solutions
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39100000, 39130000, 39151300, 50850000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable circular economy driven solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Residential Furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Lot 1 Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture (active)
  - Award id: `040945-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Alpha Marketing UK Ltd, Azzurro Ltd, Claremont Office Furniture (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-106538`, `GB-FTS-66045`, `GB-COH-SC257781`, `GB-FTS-185960`, `GB-FTS-133166`, `GB-FTS-173016`
  - Value: £7,750,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2A Beds and Mattresses (active)
  - Award id: `040945-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bishops Beds Ltd, Claremont Office Furniture, David Phillips Furniture Ltd (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133163`, `GB-COH-SC257781`, `GB-FTS-145062`, `GB-FTS-133169`, `GB-FTS-133170`, `GB-FTS-173016`
  - Value: £500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2B Residential Furniture (active)
  - Award id: `040945-2024-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Bishops Beds Ltd, City Building (Contracts) LLP, Claremont Office Furniture (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133163`, `GB-FTS-16949`, `GB-COH-SC257781`, `GB-FTS-145062`, `GB-FTS-133169`, `GB-FTS-133170`, `GB-FTS-66054`, `GB-FTS-173016`
  - Value: £1,250,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 Circular Economy Solutions (active)
  - Award id: `040945-2024-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Alpha Marketing UK Ltd, Claremont Office Furniture, Dovetail Enterprises Ltd (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-106538`, `GB-COH-SC257781`, `GB-FTS-133172`, `GB-FTS-133170`, `GB-FTS-133171`, `GB-FTS-133166`, `GB-FTS-66054`, `GB-FTS-173016`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,750,000
  - Signed Date: 23/09/2024

- **Contract:** Lot 2A Beds and Mattresses (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000
  - Signed Date: 23/09/2024

- **Contract:** Lot 2B Residential Furniture (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,250,000
  - Signed Date: 23/09/2024

- **Contract:** Lot 3 Circular Economy Solutions (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 15/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040945-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-19T12:10:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T07:16:55.160Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047c4a