Official UK procurement notice
Provision of White Goods, Beds, Household Furniture Supplier
Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuckinghamshire Council will be receiving £4.6 million from the Crisis & Resilience Fund (CRF) from April 2026, increasing to £4.8 million in Year 3. This funding forms a three‑year programme running from April 2026 to March 2029, designed to support low‑income households who experience financial shocks and to strengthen financial resilience within Buckinghamshire’s communities.
A key element of the programme is the Crisis Payment offer, through which the Council must provide timely and practical support to residents facing acute financial pressure or at risk of entering crisis. Support may include provision of material essentials where households lack access to them, such as food, heating, shelter, white goods, beds, and essential furniture, or access to vital utilities such as water or energy services. The cause or preventability of the crisis does not affect eligibility.
To deliver this support effectively, Buckinghamshire Council intends to procure a provider for the supply, delivery, installation, disconnection (where applicable), and disposal/recycling of:
- White goods
- Beds/ mattresses/ bedding
- Furniture
Additionally:
- Food and clothing vouchers
- Cash out solutions such as Post Office and/or PayPoint.
CPV: Bedroom furniture · Domestic appliances · Domestic furniture · Furniture · Repair and maintenance services of furniture
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 (2)
- Quality Evaluation: 60%
- Finance Evaluation: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Evaluation
- Finance Evaluation
- 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 10 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033678- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064d2bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-coun… ↗
Electronic tenders only through Bucks In-Tend portal
Timeline
10 Feb 2026 → 21 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published260 days ago10 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMT
- Tender notice published198 days ago14 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
- Next notice expected197 days ago14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by188 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline168 days ago14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by145 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts120 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent100 days ago21 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published100 days ago21 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026- Planned procurement notice published10 Feb 2026, 16:39 GMTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published14 Apr 2026, 11:39 BSTUK3
- Deadline moved to 14 May 2026, 23:59 BST14 Apr 2026, 11:39 BST+29 days · was 15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 11:42 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active14 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
- Deadline moved to 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST14 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST+0 days · was 14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 12:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 10 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Fund TradingSMEVCSE1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Optional 2 year extensions | £1,649,000 inc. VAT | 21 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Family Fund Trading LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Documents will be provided through the e-tendering portal. All tender related activity; submissions, clarifications and correspondence, will be conducted through this site.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender