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Published 6 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of Commercial Refrigeration and Freezer Equipment

Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD

GoodsAbove threshold
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: North West (UKD4)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lancashire County Council is providing advance notice of a forthcoming tender opportunity for the supply of commercial refrigeration and freezer equipment

Prior to Publication interested organisations are invited to register on the Lancashire County Council Supplier Portal.

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/

CPV: Refrigerators and freezers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 yrs
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsDelivery: North West
Extensions
Extension options published
39711100 Refrigerators and freezers

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
Authority reference
DC/CORP/LCC/26/554
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Refrigerators and freezers
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078176

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    6 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
  2. Market engagementin 7 days
    13 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
    Lancashire County Council anticipates publishing the procurement opportunity in due course and invites all interested suppliers to ensure they are registered on the Council's e-tendering portal in readiness for the tender being advertised. No response is required to this notice. Suppliers are more…simply encouraged to register their interest by ensuring they have access to the e-tendering portal and by monitoring the portal for the formal publication of the opportunity.
  3. Contract startsin 118 days
    1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT

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
    6 Oct 2026, 11:09 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Lancashire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBBJ-2179-TNXM PO Box 100, County Hall, Preston, North West, PR1 0LD [email protected]

Other public bodies

  • SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTDProcuring entityEvaluation and ongoing contract management support for the social value deliverables under the future contract.GB-COH: 09197997GB-PPON: PQHH-4489-TLZM London, London [email protected] +44 20 3355 0530

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure