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Sustainable Furniture

APUC Limited

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

19 Dec 2024 at 12:10

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TenderUpdate

13 Aug 2024 at 11:18

Tender Notice
Tender

10 Jul 2024 at 14:22

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The contracting process for the "Sustainable Furniture" tender, managed by APUC Limited, focuses on the provision of sustainable furniture solutions within the education sector in Scotland. The contract, identified by "FFE1017 AP," includes the supply, delivery, and installation of furniture for higher and further education institutions throughout Scotland. The procurement is at the award stage, with contracts signed on 24th September 2024. The tender is divided into four lots: Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture, Beds and Mattresses, Residential Furniture, and Circular Economy Solutions, promoting sustainability through practices such as repair, refurbishment, and re-use of furniture to extend product life and reduce carbon impact.

Businesses involved in furniture manufacturing, especially those focusing on sustainable and circular economy solutions, have significant opportunities for growth through this tender. SMEs such as Azzurro Ltd, Claremont Office Furniture, and Alpha Marketing UK Ltd are among the awarded suppliers, indicating a preference for smaller, specialised firms capable of meeting the sustainability criteria. The framework agreement emphasizes ethical, social, and environmental standards, making it highly suitable for companies with robust sustainability practices and innovative circular economy approaches. This tender allows suppliers to expand their market reach within the Scottish education sector and potentially beyond.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sustainable Furniture

Notice Description

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Furniture to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE)institutions of Scotland, to institutions throughout Scotland, and Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering a re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. The Framework Agreement is split in to four specific product lots: Lot 1: Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture Lot 2a: Beds and Mattresses Lot 2b: Residential Furniture Lot 3 Circular Economy Solutions

Lot Information

Lot 2A Beds and Mattresses

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Beds and Mattresses to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered.

Lot 3 Circular Economy Solutions

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable circular economy driven solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Residential Furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating institutions in furthering the life of existing products through repair and refurbishment, expand re-use opportunities for existing and redundant furniture as well as introducing wider opportunities for consideration of pre-owned products as well as offering re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. As per the ITT, as this is a a new lot the spend value is unknown and spend will be drawn mainly from Lot 1. Additional information: Economic operators may have be excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Renewal: The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered

Lot 2B Residential Furniture

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Residential Furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Renewal: The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered.

Lot 1 Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Workplace & Learning Environment furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c4a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040945-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

39100000 - Furniture

39110000 - Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts

39120000 - Tables, cupboards, desk and bookcases

39130000 - Office furniture

39140000 - Domestic furniture

39143000 - Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture

39143100 - Bedroom furniture

39143110 - Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings

39143111 - Mattress supports

39143112 - Mattresses

39143300 - Living-room furniture

39151000 - Miscellaneous furniture

39151300 - Modular furniture

39153000 - Conference-room furniture

39155000 - Library furniture

39156000 - Lounge and reception-area furniture

39162000 - Educational equipment

39512300 - Mattress covers

44421720 - Lockers

50850000 - Repair and maintenance services of furniture

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£38,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
APUC Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK8 2DZ
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling East
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
14
Supplier Names

Alpha Marketing UK Ltd

Azzurro Ltd

Bishops Beds Ltd

City Building (Contracts) LLP

Claremont Office Furniture

David Phillips Furniture Ltd

Dovetail Enterprises Ltd

J T Ellis & Co Ltd

Langstane Press Ltd

Project Furniture

Recycle Scotland

Saxen

Spaces Taylored

Wagstaff Interiors Group

Further Information

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