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Published 28 Sept 2026, 07:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Essential Household Items under the Sefton Council Emergency Limited Assistance Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD73)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £600k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sefton Council is seeking a provider to supply, deliver and install certain domestic appliances and furniture under its Essential Household Items Scheme to local residents.

Sefton's Essential Household Items Scheme (ELAS) is a scheme available to support local residents who are experiencing severe hardship, a disaster or emergency and are in need of essential items of furniture or domestic appliances.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Domestic appliances · Domestic furniture · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2028 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: One 12-month optional extension.
39140000 Domestic furniture39700000 Domestic appliances98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial standing will be assessed in line with the process stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT)

    Self certification of minimum insurance levels will be required as stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT)

  • Technical & professional ability

    Relevant experience and contract examples

    Accreditations

    DBS

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: Quality questions & method statements
  • Price: Pricing schedule
  • Social Value: Social value statements
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial standing will be assessed in line with the process stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT)

    Self certification of minimum insurance levels will be required as stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT)

  • Technical & professional ability

    Relevant experience and contract examples

    Accreditations

    DBS

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2027
First published
28 Sept 2026, 07:02 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 07:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Nov 2026
Authority reference
DN830395
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091218
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Domestic appliancesDomestic furnitureOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b0f Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

The Council's payment terms are 30 days from receipt of a correct invoice, unless suppliers have been accepted onto the Supplier Accelerated Payment Programme.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted electronically via The Chest tendering portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗).

The reference number for this project on the portal is DN830395.

The tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access on the portal under the above reference number or via the following link:

procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/Pr… ↗

Timeline

28 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published31 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 07:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by12 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline5 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 25 days
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 153 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 07:02 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTHP-5656-DLCN Bootle Town Hall, Bootle, North West, L20 7AEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender