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Official UK procurement notice

Temporary Accommodation Furniture · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£331,797published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 May 2024awarded 14 Jun 2024
Awarded to 4Front Furniture Limited2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Thurrock Council is seeking to appoint a Contractor to supply, deliver and install essential items of furniture and white goods in Council owned temporary accommodation. The Contract will be split into the following Lots:Lot 1 – FurnitureLot 2 – White Goods

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

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Price: 50%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    See ITT

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Apr 2024, 09:14 BST
Last source update
14 Jun 2024, 08:27 BST
Award evaluation window
2 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
PS/2023/077
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018391
Classification (CPV)
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044f1b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
2 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 May 2024 → 14 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Jun 2024, 08:27 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jun 2024, 08:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £331,7971 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 14 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
4Front Furniture LimitedSMEFurniture£331,797 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
4Front Furniture LimitedSMEWhite Goods£331,797 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Office, New Road, Grays, East of England, RM17 6SLContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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