Official UK procurement notice
Furniture Removal, Storage and Disposal Services
Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is looking to re-tender for services for the removal, storage and disposal of corporate and housing furniture. This service is used to move office furniture between corporate buildings for office moves and used by the housing service to remove, store and/or dispose of furniture from Council properties when Council tenants move as part of the decant procedure.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 6 Oct 2031, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Replacement of current services
CPV: Cargo handling and storage services · Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£354,664
- Economic & financial standing
29.1.2 Legal Capacity (a) The Legal Capacity pass/ fail assessments will be carried out by the Procurement Team and will be determined as follows: (i) The Procurement Team will review the information provided by a Supplier in response to (i) Annex D3(i) – Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register) to assess whether they have the technical capacity and capability to deliver the Contract Requirements and if relying on Subcontractors, that they have provided details of those Subcontractors. AND (ii) That none of the detailed Sub-contractors should be excluded under 13.3 above. AND (iii) Where a Sub-contractor is being relied on/ is delivering an Essential Element of the contract, that the Supplier has confirmed in Annex D3(i) – Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register that they will enter into a legally binding agreement with that Subcontractor as set out in 15.1.1 above. (iv) Failure to comply with any of the above will amount to the Supplier being excluded from further consideration. 29.1.3 Financial Capacity (a) The Financial pass/ fail assessments will be carried out by the Procurement Team and will be determined as follows: (i) The Procurement Team will review the financial information that the Supplier has provided (and evidence) for itself and any Subcontractors on whom they are relying on to meet the stipulated financial capacity (as detailed in their completed Annex D3(i) – Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register (Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register) either directly or through the Central Digital Platform. AND (ii) Check that the combined turnover of the Supplier and any Subcontractors on who they are relying, equals or exceeds the minimum turnover per annum as set out in 15.1.2 above. AND (iii) Their accounts demonstrate that they meet or exceed the ratios set out in 15.1.2 above. (These ratios being calculated using the cumulative values from all relevant Suppliers/ Sub-contractors accounts). Failure to evidence any of the above will amount to the Supplier being excluded from further consideration.
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 award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
29.1.2 Legal Capacity (a) The Legal Capacity pass/ fail assessments will be carried out by the Procurement Team and will be determined as follows: (i) The Procurement Team will review the information provided by a Supplier in response to (i) Annex D3(i) – Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register) to assess whether they have the technical capacity and capability to deliver the Contract Requirements and if relying on Subcontractors, that they have provided details of those Subcontractors. AND (ii) That none of the detailed Sub-contractors should be excluded under 13.3 above. AND (iii) Where a Sub-contractor is being relied on/ is delivering an Essential Element of the contract, that the Supplier has confirmed in Annex D3(i) – Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register that they will enter into a legally binding agreement with that Subcontractor as set out in 15.1.1 above. (iv) Failure to comply with any of the above will amount to the Supplier being excluded from further consideration. 29.1.3 Financial Capacity (a) The Financial pass/ fail assessments will be carried out by the Procurement Team and will be determined as follows: (i) The Procurement Team will review the financial information that the Supplier has provided (and evidence) for itself and any Subcontractors on whom they are relying on to meet the stipulated financial capacity (as detailed in their completed Annex D3(i) – Contract Requirements/ Supply Chain Register …
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £177,211 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Sheffield City Council buys Cargo handling and storage services (CPV 6310), and who usually turns up
Sheffield City Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Cargo handling and storage services (CPV 6310) →
How the contest usually goes
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 47 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
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Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid28% / 14%
2–335% / 14%
4–612% / 29%
7+25% / 43%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate38% / 17%
Within ±2%56% / 83%
Above estimate7% / 0%
Assess each lot i
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See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 6018Published estimate£355k
This lot is listed as CPV 6018. The table above uses the notice category.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid37%
2–339%
4–69%
7+15%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 1 comparable award. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£291k–£355k
Estimate£355k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| SPECIALISED MOVERS LIMITEDEarlier contract | Furniture Removals, Storage and Disposal Servicesended Aug 2026 | — | £275k | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| — | None on file | 8% below n=1 | |
| £528k1 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £528k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| — | None on file | at estimate n=1 | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £3.2m11 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 6 live · £892k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 23% below n=3 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
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What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
96% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
96% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (96% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Furniture Removals, Storage and Disposal Services — held by SPECIALISED MOVERS LIMITED; the published contract ends 14 Aug 2026.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- Yes · next expected 6 Oct 2031
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:03 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 15:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
100114772- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094506- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078226Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via EU-Supply (CTM)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Oct 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published20 days ago7 Oct 2026, 09:03 BST
- Latest notice published7 days ago19 Oct 2026, 15:34 BST
- Clarification questions by4 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 9 days4 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 53 days18 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 125 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026- Tender notice published7 Oct 2026, 09:03 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Oct 2026, 15:34 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender