Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Furniture and Accessories as part of a Renewals and Refurbishments Programme
Authority: Housing 21 (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHousing 21 is looking for suppliers to supply soft furnishings and all other accessories such as dining and coffee tables, sideboards and home staging items in communal areas in our retirement living and extra care courts. The contract term is four years and annually approximate 50-55 refurbishment projects annually.
The advertised contract value has been increased by increased by Housing 21 by 50% to account for Housing 21 aspirational growth through acquisitions.
- How the procedure runs: This will be a two stage process, stage 1 will include pass/fail and quality questions (100%). Stage two will include quality questions (50%), products demonstration day (10%) and pricing (40%).
CPV: Furniture
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 May 2026
Published description of the framework
Prices are fixed annual for core products, pricing can be reviewed annually inline with the contract review procedure.
1.An aspirational intent of this contract is to award a minimum 3 suppliers.
2.Individual work will be called off in the following ways:
i.Direct award to the highest ranked supplier nationally based on tender score (price and quality) during stage two of this tender. The highest ranked supplier will be allocated works first.
ii.This contractor (the highest ranked contractor) will be known as the ‘Primary Contractor’ and subsequently allocated works first.
iii.Housing 21 may award work to the second ranked supplier subject to the following conditions:
•The Primary Contractor cannot meet Housing 21 required timelines.
•The Primary Contractor company becomes insolvent or is subject to a force majeure.
•Housing 21 has output concerns with the Primary Contractor that have not been resolved despite remedy plans being issued.
•The proposal by the primary contractor does not meet Housing 21 standards.
•Project-related works: Project related work may continue to the awarded contractor if in the best interest of residents and the Organisation i.e. if to change the supplier would result in significant disruption, practice change or a certain supplier provides or has access to particular products that are required for a certain project.
iv.In the instance more than two contractors are awarded nationally, subsequent work will be allocated moving to the third contractor, and so on etc.
v.Emergency works and services: In circumstances deemed to be of an emergency to Housing 21, then we may at our discretion go direct to an awarded supplier.
vi.Residents discretion and choice may prevail.
We may also choose to use another procurement route.
- HSAD Funding Project · Hull College · 21 Jul 2026
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,200,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Quality Criteria: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality Criteria: Stage 1
- “The Supply of Furniture and Accessories as part of a Renewals and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074260- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e227Find a Tender
- How it runs
This will be a two stage process, stage 1 will include pass/fail and quality questions (100%).
Stage two will include quality questions (50%), products demonstration day (10%) and pricing (40%).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 7 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published340 days ago17 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends315 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by242 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent220 days ago18 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends192 days ago14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts176 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025- Tender notice published17 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Apr 2026, 10:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 10:38 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Jul 2026, 10:18 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published17 Jul 2026, 09:04 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 14:34 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 1 Apr 2026
- 2025-11: 1 release · 17 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barons (Fylde Coast Supplies) LimitedSME, Craftwork Upholstery LimitedSME, Furncare LtdSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030 | £5,200,000 | 18 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Barons (Fylde Coast Supplies) LimitedSME, Craftwork Upholstery LimitedSME, Furncare LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £5,200,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2030
- Status
- active
- Change The awarded value including is now £6,240,000.00.
- Change The redacted contracts have now been attached.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBarons (Fylde Coast Supplies) LtdSME · North West England
- wonFURNCARE LIMITEDSME · East of England
- wonCRAFTWORK UPHOLSTERY LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Barons (Fylde Coast Supplies) LtdFramework contractor
- CRAFTWORK UPHOLSTERY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- FURNCARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender