Notice Information
Notice Title
Specialist Furniture
Notice Description
Carmarthenshire County Council wishes to commission 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. As part of our preliminary market engagement, we are seeking to understand the current market landscape and identify organisations capable of delivering these requirements. The information gathered through this preliminary engagement will help inform the development of our specification and procurement approach. Participation in this exercise is not part of a formal procurement process and does not constitute a commitment to tender or guarantee of future work. All responses will be treated in confidence and used solely to inform our planning and decision-making. We welcome input from all interested providers, including those new to public sector contracts.
Planning Information
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058ae8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050012-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
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- CPV Codes
30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- employeewellbeing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARMARTHEN
- Postcode
- SA31 1JP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL42 South West Wales
- Delivery Location
- TLL14 South West Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Electoral Ward
- Carmarthen Town North and South
- Westminster Constituency
- Caerfyrddin
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050012-2025
20th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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