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Provision of Furnished Tenancies for Fife residents

Fife Council

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Planning

25 Sep 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Fife Council is exploring a furnished-tenancy and furniture-rental service for residents across Fife. The supplier would provide furniture and household goods for domestic tenancies, fund the required capital investment and run a managed service. The intended service combines the supply of furnishings with rental and ongoing management, with deliveries to homes at locations throughout Fife. This is a council service for residents rather than a one-off purchase of furniture alone. The council is gathering market information to shape whether and how it proceeds with a procurement. Suppliers whose business covers household furniture and goods, tenancy furnishing or rental services, and the management and delivery of furnished homes are the most directly relevant.

This is at the planning and market-research stage, not a tender or a guarantee of future work. The council is considering a procurement within the next 12 months and expects to publish a further notice on 11 January 2027. It is seeking suppliers’ input through a questionnaire, with responses requested by 16 October 2026; pricing is not requested at this stage. The proposed requirement is described as a single lot. The stated estimated value is £400,000. The council has not yet set out a tender procedure, bid evaluation criteria or contract duration: these are not settled in this early development stage. Any supplier response now is for market research, not a bid for the eventual contract.

This early engagement is most useful to suppliers able to combine investment in furniture and household goods with a managed rental service, rather than simply sell products. Relevant strengths include sourcing and maintaining household furnishings, arranging delivery to homes across Fife, and managing the service over the course of tenancies. Suppliers with the financial capacity to fund the initial capital requirement may be well placed, alongside businesses with experience furnishing domestic properties and operating rental or property-related services. The council is seeking information from the market to help develop its approach, so suppliers can use the questionnaire to explain how their service model could meet residents’ needs. It is a chance to inform the design of a possible future procurement, not to secure work at this stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Furnished Tenancies for Fife residents

Notice Description

Fife Council is exploring the option of undertaking a procurement exercise within the next 12 months to appoint a Contractor capable of meeting the needs of the Council in relation to delivering a furnished tenancy/furniture rental solution whereby the supplier provides the required capital investment for furniture and household goods and operates a managed service model. As part of the early development process the Council is seeking information from the marketplace.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Delivery of a furnished tenancy/furniture rental solution whereby the supplier provides the required capital investment for furniture and household goods and operates a managed service model. Deliveries would be required to various domestic locations throughout Fife.. Suppliers should note that this Request for information (RFI) does not guarantee any work. It is issued solely for market research purposes and is a Request for Information, not an Invitation to Tender.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841019
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565302
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39140000 - Domestic furniture

39143000 - Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture

50850000 - Repair and maintenance services of furniture

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 Jan 20274 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Further Information

Notice Documents

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