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title: "Furniture Services L1 DA Sep26 - Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council - awarded"
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# Furniture Services L1 DA Sep26 - Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council - awarded

Buyer: NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-75fed247-98ac-49a4-a02d-a53e985a2807

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## Summary

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council has appointed a provider for furniture services in Knowsley, UK. The requirement covers furniture and furnishings, including office furniture, domestic appliances excluding lighting, and cleaning products. The service is intended to support the council’s housing-related needs through the Northern Housing Consortium’s Furniture Services Framework. The appointed provider is Furniture Resource Centre Ltd, based in Liverpool. This is a services contract rather than a purchase of standalone goods: suppliers would be expected to deliver an ongoing furniture-related service covering the listed product areas. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations. The contracting arrangement is associated with the Northern Housing Consortium, while the service requirement is for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Furniture Resource Centre Ltd was appointed on 3 August 2026 for £6,000,000 including the stated currency, under a selective call-off from the Northern Housing Consortium Furniture Services Framework. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 6 September 2029. It includes an option to extend for three separate one-year periods. The tender deadline was 3 August 2026. Evaluation details are not set out beyond the use of the framework call-off route. The award is active, and the award value and contract period match the procurement information. The process concerns one furniture services requirement rather than separately described lots, with delivery associated with Knowsley, UK.

This award is useful market evidence for suppliers of managed furniture services serving public-sector housing requirements in Knowsley. A credible competitor would need to provide the broad range covered here: furniture and furnishings, office furniture, domestic appliances excluding lighting, and cleaning products. The successful supplier is a small or medium-sized voluntary, community or social enterprise organisation, showing that this type of framework call-off can be delivered by an SME with VCSE status. Businesses with an established service operation, the ability to supply or manage the relevant furniture and appliance categories, and experience working through housing-sector frameworks would be well placed when a comparable requirement is next considered. Knowledge of Northern Housing Consortium framework call-off procedures would also be commercially relevant.

## Notice

This contract award notice is to notify the market that Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council based in Knowsley, UK have appointed Furniture Resource Centre Ltd as their Furniture Services provider for a period of THREE years, with an option to extend for a further THREE x ONE year individual periods years. This appointment has been made under the Northern Housing Consortium's Furniture Services Framework. (Contract Award Notice 2023/S 000-027886)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72870724-809c-4528-ad96-4928321bfed3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 6 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Furniture Resource Centre Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 14:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72870724-809c-4528-ad96-4928321bfed3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72870724-809c-4528-ad96-4928321bfed3
  24th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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