Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Furniture Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS NOT A TENDERING OPPORTUNITY
Carmarthenshire County Council has commissioned a Supplier to provide specialist workstation chairs and equipment and advice (i.e DSE Assessments) for employees with specific medical conditions/disabilities on behalf of the authority.
The contract value is an estimate based on the predicted quantities of specialist equipment that may be required during the term of the Contract, as requirement will be driven by user demand.
CPV: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
- Condition of participation
As per the tender documentation
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Condition of participation
As per the tender documentation
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 20 Aug 2025, 09:08 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 13:04 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038114- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058ae8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Carmarthenshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the eTenderWales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel. To assist you in locating this opportunity on the e-Tendering system, the project code is: project_61611. Please ensure you check the Attachments area for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack.
Timeline
20 Aug 2025 → 23 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published20 Aug 2025, 09:08 BST
- Market engagement3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this early market engagement exercise is to
inform potential providers about this upcoming opportunity as well as gauge supplier interest and understand the market.
We would like to invite interested parties to email employeewellbeing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk for further information.
- Next notice expected390 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published182 days ago27 Apr 2026, 14:55 BST
- Clarification questions by161 days ago18 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline157 days ago22 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts127 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published95 days ago23 Jul 2026, 13:04 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Aug 2025, 09:08 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Apr 2026, 14:55 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active27 Apr 2026, 14:55 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Apr 2026, 14:55 BST
- Deadline published: 22 May 2026, 14:00 BST27 Apr 2026, 14:55 BST
- Contract details notice published23 Jul 2026, 13:04 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete23 Jul 2026, 13:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACK CARE SOLUTIONS | £50,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Specialist Furniture Contract · BACK CARE SOLUTIONS
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2026
- Value
- £50,000
- Period
- 10 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2028 · up to 9 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 36 months in 12-month increments, subject to available budget, satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Back Care Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender