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Furniture, Appliances and Household Goods

Great Places Housing Group

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 Oct 2026 at 15:03

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

07 Jul 2026 at 17:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

17 Apr 2026 at 15:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Great Places Housing Group Limited is buying furniture, appliances and household goods, together with delivery and installation, for its domestic properties and communal schemes. The range covers beds and bedroom furniture, linen, living and dining furniture, dinnerware, kitchenware, kitchen white goods, small electrical appliances, household items and starter packs. The contractor is also expected to remove replaced items in an environmentally responsible way where possible. Delivery locations are in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. This is a combined supply and installation service: suppliers need to provide the products and manage their delivery and fitting at Great Places properties, rather than simply sell goods for collection.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. Furniture Resource Centre Limited was selected as the single contractor. The award is pending; the stated award date is 28 September 2026. The awarded value is £994,285.29 excluding VAT (£1,193,142.35 including VAT). The contract is scheduled to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions, giving a maximum period to 31 October 2031. There was one lot. Evaluation used a Price per Quality Point approach, ranking the balance of service quality against price. The selection requirements included financial standing, specified insurance cover, Real Living Wage payment, safeguarding arrangements and basic DBS checks for operatives. Delivery targets were five working days for void properties and seven working days for other deliveries, including installation.

For a future competition for this requirement, a credible supplier would need to combine a broad household-goods range with dependable delivery and installation across residents’ homes and communal schemes. The successful offer was judged on quality relative to price, so operational service quality matters alongside competitive pricing. Suppliers would need the capacity to meet short delivery windows, coordinate installation, manage access and resolve failed deliveries or complaints, while maintaining consistent stock and product quality. Work in residents’ homes also calls for basic DBS-checked operatives, safeguarding procedures and suitable health and safety practices. The stated requirements included £5 million employers’, public and products liability insurance, annual turnover of £955,000, Real Living Wage commitments and social value. Environmentally responsible removal of old items and attention to recycling and sustainable sourcing are relevant capabilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Furniture, Appliances and Household Goods

Notice Description

Great Places Housing Group (Great Places) is seeking to award a contract to a single contractor to supply, deliver and install contract standard Furniture, Appliances and Household Goods to Great Places domestic properties and communal schemes, removing old items in an environmentally conscious way where possible. The scope of this contract includes: - Bedroom - Beds - Bedroom Furniture - Linen - Living / Dining Room Furniture - Dinnerware - Kitchenware - Kitchen white goods - Small electricals - Household items - Starter packs - Installation Services - Delivery

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Great Places may exercise the following options during the procurement phase: i. Great Places may alter or amend the tender notice to ensure it remains compliant with the Procurement Act 2023. ii. Great Places may abandon this procurement process at any time. It shall have no liability whatsoever to any Potential Providers, should it elect to abandon this procurement exercise. iii. Great Places may alter the procurement timetable at its discretion. iv. To clarify any part of a submission received at any stage. v. To use alternative electronic means of receiving tenders in the event of technical difficulties with the e-tender platform during the Competitive Flexible Procedure. Great Places may exercise the following options during the Contract Period: i. The Contract Area, Contract Scope or Contract Period may be extended to require Providers to deliver additional services/works or locations that are in keeping with the nature of the contract for presently unknown variables, such as: > to support other departments within Great Places > to help to meet carbon net zero objectives > supporting any incoming or new regulatory and legislative changes > in cases of urgency > in cases of an alternative contract failure or termination > in cases of Great Places staff absence or illness ii. in the event Great Places acquires additional stock, e.g. through merger, contract or other acquisition, then Great Places reserves the right to extend the contract by a further period of 1 year and up to 50% value. iii. To vary or modify the contract as the result of materialisation of known risk. All bids are to remain valid for acceptance for a period of 6 months. Contingency for Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender Service) Failure: i. In the event that the Find a Tender Service (FTS) or associated central digital platform is unavailable or experiencing significant disruption, the Great Places reserves the right to utilise alternative publication and communication routes in accordance with Regulation 5 of the Procurement Regulations 2024. ii. Where such contingency measures are implemented, the Great Places will ensure that all relevant information, including procurement notices, updates and any amendments to timescales (including standstill periods), are communicated transparently and directly to all participants via alternative means. iii. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they remain accessible via the contact details provided and acknowledge that, in such circumstances, formal notifications may be issued outside of the FTS or e-tender platform.

Renewal: The proposed duration of the contract is an initial period of three (3) years with two extensions possible, in one year increments, up to a maximum of five (5) years at Great Places sole discretion.

Planning Information

The objectives of this PME are to understand: (1) Deliveries (2) Carbon mitigation (3) Customer service and resolutions (4) Supplier interest and experience We invite suppliers to complete an online survey, accessible via desktop or mobile: https://forms.office.com/e/KDSH7naHCx The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous by default, but you may leave your contact details if you wish to be notified when the tender is published. Respondents must declare any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest. Deadline for responses: 12:00 1st May 2026 Great Places reserves the right to extend this deadline at its discretion. Great Places reserves the right to conduct additional preliminary market engagement notice not described in this notice to help meet the objectives of the PME. This notice is issued in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 and is for preliminary market engagement only. It is not a call for competition. Participation in this exercise is voluntary and not a prerequisite for bidding in any future procurement. The formal tender process will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and associated regulations.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06858d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095301-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

45 - Construction work

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

39140000 - Domestic furniture

39200000 - Furnishing

39700000 - Domestic appliances

45421153 - Installation of built-in furniture

51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,327,283 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,327,283 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£994,285 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
3 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
29 May 2026Expired
Award Date
28 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2031-07-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Great Places Housing Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M21 7QP
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England), TLE3 South Yorkshire
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Chorlton Park
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Withington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Furniture Resource Centre Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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