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Published 5 Jun 2024, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Rental Furniture in North America

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: United States (US)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2024awarded 5 Feb 2025
Awarded to CORT Business Services Corporation
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

British Defence Staff - United States seeks to award a contract for the Provision of Residential Rental Furniture in North America (the United States).

The Contract requirements include: ability to lease, supply, deliver, install and remove fully assembled furniture for one-bedroom apartments through to four-bedroom properties. The lease duration's shall vary between twelve months to thirty-six months.

The contract requires the ability to deliver across multiple locations across the United States.

Contract duration is three years with two available one-year options (five years total).

CPV: Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sept 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery listed: United States (US)
Extensions: Two one-year options to extend the duration (five years total).Variant bids: not 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: 80Price: 40Social value: 10Environmental: 10
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Provision of Service: 40
  • Rental Location: 40
  • price: 40
  • Social Value: 10
  • Environmental: 10
Published award criteria (5)
  • Provision of Service: 40%
  • Rental Location: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Environmental: 10%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 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 · publisher note attached
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jun 2024, 22:45 BST
Last source update
6 Feb 2025, 19:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Jul 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004067
Classification (CPV)
Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture
Delivery area
United States (US)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046dd2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

In accordance with UKDPO/000590.

Publisher note: The Authority will be using Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
17 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/go/38937257018FEA0A0112 ↗

Timeline

17 Jul 2024 → 6 Feb 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    16 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    6 Feb 2025, 19:23 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2025, 19:23 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 Feb 2025, 19:23 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CORT Business Services CorporationThe Provision of Rental Furniture in North America——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHousing and community amenities 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, US, 20008Contact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • British Defence Staff-United StatesReview body Washington DC
  • United Kingdom Defence ProcurementReview body Washington DC

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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