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Published 8 Jul 2024, 11:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement for the Provision and Maintenance of White Good Laundry Machines

Official notice

Authority: LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST (Housing)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£943,080published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2024awarded 21 Jan 2025
Awarded to F. Donald Forbes & Co Trading As Forbes Professional

What is being bought

Published requirement description

L and Q has awarded a contract to Forbes Professional for the supply and maintenance of white-good laundry machines.

CPV: Clothes-washing and drying machines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1L and Q intends to award a contract to a single supplier for 3 years (36 months) with…AwardedRenewal

L and Q intends to award a contract to a single supplier for 3 years (36 months) with the option of x2 extensions 12 months each . The selected supplier will be required to provide domestic and commercial appliances including washing machines, dryers and ancillary equipment that suit the requirements of the stakeholder. The supplier will also be expected to undertake monthly maintenance checks of all machines and equipment and undertake cleaning of any associated ventilation equipment every six months. The supplier shall be expected to provide reports and certificates demonstrating the completion of these tasks.

Delivery: London
Extensions: with the option of x2 extensions 12 months eachVariant bids: allowed

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    n/a

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
8 Jul 2024, 11:30 BST
Last source update
20 Feb 2025, 15:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
Head Office 00001739
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006303
Classification (CPV)
Clothes-washing and drying machines
Delivery area
London (UKI41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047b7d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Aug 2024, 13:25 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Aug 2024, 07:00 BST

Timeline

8 Aug 2024 → 20 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Aug 2024, 13:25 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Aug 2024, 07:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Feb 2025, 15:10 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2025, 15:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £943,0801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
F. Donald Forbes & Co Trading As Forbes ProfessionalSMEThe Provision and Maintenance of White Good Laundry Machines£943,080 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London and Quadrant Housing Trust

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 29 – 35 West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PHContact 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

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.