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Supply of Heritage Carpet

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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10 Aug 2026 at 08:32

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13 Dec 2022 at 17:47

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Summary of the contracting process

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons, acting with the House of Lords, procured specialist woven heritage carpet for the Palace of Westminster in London. The requirement covers narrow-width Wilton-weave carpet with either an 80% wool and 20% nylon pile or a 100% nylon pile, finished with a selvedge edge. It may also include Axminster-woven carpet tiles made to an exact specification so that they match existing flooring across the parliamentary estate. This is a goods requirement for heritage flooring and carpet supply, rather than general commercial carpeting. The arrangement supports the upkeep and replacement of heritage flooring in a sensitive historic estate where matching existing materials and technical characteristics is important.

The procurement has been awarded through a limited negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, on the stated basis that technical reasons meant the requirement could be supplied only by a particular economic operator. The Wilton Carpet Factory Limited was selected, and the tender records the contract as lasting four years. A VEAT notice informed the market of the intended award on 13 December 2022; a contract valued at £400,000 was signed on that date. A further active award to WILTON CARPET FACTORY LTD is linked to the same requirement, with a separate contract valued at £400,000 signed on 1 February 2023. Price was the award criterion, and one bid was recorded.

This procurement shows demand for a specialist carpet manufacturer able to reproduce heritage flooring rather than supply standard off-the-shelf products. A credible future competitor would need proven capability in narrow-width Wilton weaving, with both wool-and-nylon and nylon pile constructions, plus selvedge edge finishing. It would also need to manufacture Axminster-woven carpet tiles to exact technical specifications and match existing flooring in particular buildings. The requirement favoured a supplier with unique technical capability and the ability to support a historic estate over a multi-year supply arrangement. Relevant businesses are therefore specialist woven-carpet manufacturers, heritage flooring suppliers and technically capable manufacturers able to demonstrate consistent quality, material control, bespoke matching and reliable delivery at parliamentary-estate scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Heritage Carpet

Notice Description

The Authority has entered into contract with The Wilton Carpet Factory Limited for the supply of specialist, woven, heritage carpet which will be supplied over a term of four years. This includes for the supply of narrow width wilton weave, in both 80% wool 20% nylon as well as 100% nylon pile. A selvedge edge finish is required. The Authority may also require Axminster woven carpet tiles to an exacting specification as to match extant flooring in areas of the estate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority has entered into contract with The Wilton Carpet Factory Limited for the supply of specialist, woven, heritage carpet which will be supplied over a term of four years. This was a negotiated procedure with no prior call for publication. A VEAT notice was published on the 13th December 2022 informing the market of its intention.

Procurement Information

The Wilton Carpet Factory Limited were identified as holding unique capability to deliver narrow width wilton weave, in both 80% wool 20% nylon as well as 100% nylon pile. Moreover, The Wilton Carpet Factory Limited hold a unique capability to supply Axminster woven carpet tiles to an exacting specification as to match technical characteristics of existing tiles in specific buildings on the estate where heritage flooring is required.<br/>The applicable regulation is Reg 32(2)(b) -' a single supplier for technical reasons where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the paramaters of the procurement'

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d2d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075518-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

39531200 - Woven carpeting

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Additional Buyers

House of Commons

House of Lords

The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Acting Jointly)

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 0AA
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

The Wilton Carpet Factory Limited

WILTON CARPET FACTORY LTD

Further Information

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