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title: "Sustainable Furniture"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047c4a"
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# Sustainable Furniture

Buyer: APUC LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047c4a

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## Summary

The contracting process for the "Sustainable Furniture" tender, managed by APUC Limited, focuses on the provision of sustainable furniture solutions within the education sector in Scotland. The contract, identified by "FFE1017 AP," includes the supply, delivery, and installation of furniture for higher and further education institutions throughout Scotland. The procurement is at the award stage, with contracts signed on 24th September 2024. The tender is divided into four lots: Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture, Beds and Mattresses, Residential Furniture, and Circular Economy Solutions, promoting sustainability through practices such as repair, refurbishment, and re-use of furniture to extend product life and reduce carbon impact.

Businesses involved in furniture manufacturing, especially those focusing on sustainable and circular economy solutions, have significant opportunities for growth through this tender. SMEs such as Azzurro Ltd, Claremont Office Furniture, and Alpha Marketing UK Ltd are among the awarded suppliers, indicating a preference for smaller, specialised firms capable of meeting the sustainability criteria. The framework agreement emphasizes ethical, social, and environmental standards, making it highly suitable for companies with robust sustainability practices and innovative circular economy approaches. This tender allows suppliers to expand their market reach within the Scottish education sector and potentially beyond.

## Notice

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Furniture to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE)institutions of Scotland, to institutions throughout Scotland, and Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering a re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. The Framework Agreement is split in to four specific product lots: Lot 1: Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture Lot 2a: Beds and Mattresses Lot 2b: Residential Furniture Lot 3 Circular Economy Solutions

### Lot Information

Lot 2A Beds and Mattresses

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Beds and Mattresses to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered.

Lot 3 Circular Economy Solutions

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable circular economy driven solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Residential Furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating institutions in furthering the life of existing products through repair and refurbishment, expand re-use opportunities for existing and redundant furniture as well as introducing wider opportunities for consideration of pre-owned products as well as offering re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. As per the ITT, as this is a a new lot the spend value is unknown and spend will be drawn mainly from Lot 1. Additional information: Economic operators may have be excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Renewal: The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered

Lot 2B Residential Furniture

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Residential Furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Renewal: The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered.

Lot 1 Workplace and Learning Environment Furniture

The Authority was seeking to appoint Contractor(s) capable of providing sustainable solutions for the supply, delivery and installation of Workplace & Learning Environment furniture to the Higher Education (HE) institutions and Further Education (FE) institutions of Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and other organisations as detailed at https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members. This will include encouraging and facilitating re-use via repair and refurbishment of existing products as well as offering re-use of redundant furniture by other parties and other circular economy solutions aimed at extending the life of products and reducing the associated embedded carbon impact. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040945-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £38,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | APUC LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 2DZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling East |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 14 |
| Supplier names | ALPHA MARKETING; AZZURRO; BISHOPS BEDS; CITY BUILDING (CONTRACTS; CLAREMONT OFFICE FURNITURE; DAVID PHILLIPS FURNITURE; DOVETAIL ENTERPRISES; J T ELLIS; LANGSTANE PRESS; PROJECT FURNITURE; RECYCLE SCOTLAND; SAXEN; SPACES TAYLORED; WAGSTAFF INTERIORS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 39100000 - Furniture
- 39110000 - Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts
- 39120000 - Tables, cupboards, desk and bookcases
- 39130000 - Office furniture
- 39140000 - Domestic furniture
- 39143000 - Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture
- 39143100 - Bedroom furniture
- 39143110 - Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings
- 39143111 - Mattress supports
- 39143112 - Mattresses
- 39143300 - Living-room furniture
- 39151000 - Miscellaneous furniture
- 39151300 - Modular furniture
- 39153000 - Conference-room furniture
- 39155000 - Library furniture
- 39156000 - Lounge and reception-area furniture
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 39512300 - Mattress covers
- 44421720 - Lockers
- 50850000 - Repair and maintenance services of furniture

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2024 at 12:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040945-2024
- 13 Aug 2024 at 10:18 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025562-2024
- 10 Jul 2024 at 13:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021083-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://ucsp.ac.uk/
- http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000771202
- https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10402
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/stirling-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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