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Published 19 Aug 2025, 13:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Living Room and Bedroom Furniture

Official notice

Authority: West Lancashire Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Sept 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and delivery of Living Room and Bedroom Furniture to properties which the Council designates "Furnished Tenancies

  • No preliminary market engagement: None Required

CPV: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 2 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: See Tender pack · Optional 2 year extension
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See Tender Pack

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Tender Pack

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality: Quality including Social Value 10%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See Tender Pack

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Tender Pack

What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Aug 2025, 13:38 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2025, 13:38 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
Authority reference
DN787053
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049832
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
North West (UKD47)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a85 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

See Tender Pack

Review and risk notes
Risks

See Tender Pack

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 13:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by366 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts360 days ago
    3 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 13:38 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Lancashire Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGNW-2815-DRQZ 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, North West, L39 2SAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender