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Summer Furniture Requirements

The City of Liverpool College

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28 Jul 2026 at 14:32

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Liverpool College procured a large selection of furniture for its college estate. The requirement is for educational furniture and associated items, delivered in Liverpool. The purchase covers goods rather than construction, consultancy or other services. It was arranged under the CPC Furniture and Associated Services Framework Agreement, specifically its educational furniture provision. The buyer is a public further-education college based at The Learning Exchange in Liverpool. The requirement was driven by an urgent need to furnish the college estate for the summer period, indicating a substantial, multi-item supply requirement rather than a single product purchase or isolated replacement.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, using the CPC framework. One completed lot covered the requirement, with participation identified as suitable for SMEs. MPS UK GROUP LIMITED was selected as supplier. The award value is £119,743 excluding VAT, or £143,691 including VAT. The contract period runs from 29 July 2026 to 31 August 2026. The procurement was recorded as complete, and a signature milestone was scheduled for 28 July 2026. The evaluation basis was therefore the framework’s direct-award route rather than a new competitive tender, with no separate award competition described.

This procurement demonstrates demand from a Liverpool further-education college for a broad range of educational furniture to equip its estate. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would be furniture manufacturers, distributors and fit-out businesses able to provide multiple furniture types through an established public-sector framework. Credibility would depend on a broad educational furniture range, reliable fulfilment of a sizeable multi-item order, and the operational capacity to coordinate delivery to a college estate. SMEs were considered suitable for the requirement, so smaller suppliers with the necessary range and delivery capability can be relevant competitors. Understanding the CPC framework route is important for businesses targeting similar college furniture requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Summer Furniture Requirements

Notice Description

The College urgently required a large selection of furniture for the College estate and utilised the CPC framework for Furniture and Associated Services Framework Agreement ref. CPC/RB/01/2024 Lot 1 Educational Furniture

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d563
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071276-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

39100000 - Furniture

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£119,743 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The City of Liverpool College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
THE LEARNING EXCHANGE, LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L1 9DW
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Canning
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MPS UK Group Ltd

Further Information

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