Notice Information
Notice Title
Specialist Furniture Contract
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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There is an option to extend this contract by a further 36 months in 12-month increments, subject to available budget, satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties
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/038114-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- 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
-
- 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
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 May 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 21 Jun 2026 - 21 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/038114-2026
27th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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