Provision Of Furniture & White Goods For Furnished Tenancies

Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: North West (UKD7)

Awarded value£3,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Furniture Resource Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Furnished Tenancies scheme provides furniture, white goods & flooring to households who would be at risk of tenancy failure due to lack of furniture otherwise.

Items include White goods, Furniture & Flooring

Contract Start: 07/09/2026

Contract End: 06/09/2029

Extensions Available: 3 x 12 months

CPV: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

Extensions: 3 x 12 month extension options

39000000 Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST
Last source update: 23 Sept 2026, 16:52 BST
Authority reference: 020898
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-090321
Classification (CPV): Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Delivery area: North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0778ff Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Call Off Contract via the Northern Housing Consortium - Furniture & Flooring Services Framework - Lot 1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Furniture Resource CentreVCSE	£3,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 090321-2026-020898-1 · Furniture Resource CentreVCSE
Signed
6 Sept 2026
Value
£3,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Knowsley Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityFurniture & White Goods Municipal Building, Archway Road, Huyton, North West, L369YUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

STAR ProcurementReview body Sale, Trafford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Furniture Resource Centre LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02296329 1 Cartwrights Farm Road, Liverpool, North West, L24 IUY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.