--- title: "CRF Furniture and White Goods" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fa69" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06fa69" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06fa69.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06fa69.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Leicestershire County Council" published: "2026-09-15" --- # CRF Furniture and White Goods Buyer: Leicestershire County Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa69 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06fa69) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06fa69.json) ## Summary Leicestershire County Council is exploring the supply of essential household furniture and white goods for residents experiencing financial hardship through its Crisis and Resilience Fund. The requirement covers sourcing, storage and direct delivery of items to eligible residents across Leicestershire, with installation where appropriate. Goods include washing machines and washer-dryers, refrigerators and freezers, and modular furniture. The service is intended to help people facing immediate financial crisis or needing support to establish or maintain a safe, functional home. This is primarily a goods supply and logistics requirement, with potential installation services. The council will use ringfenced Department for Work and Pensions funding to provide items through its Crisis Payment Service. This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated an intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. It is expected to comprise one lot and is below the relevant threshold. The anticipated contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. The published procurement value is £0 gross. The council has scheduled preliminary market engagement, with the engagement milestone due by 25 September 2026. Suppliers are being considered for provision, delivery and, where appropriate, installation of the required goods. The opportunity is intended to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises when it reaches the market. The requirement should suit suppliers with established wholesale or trade purchasing arrangements for domestic appliances and household furniture, together with warehousing, stock management and delivery capacity across Leicestershire. Strong candidates are likely to be able to source a varied range of essential items at competitive wholesale prices, hold or access stock reliably, and arrange delivery directly to residents. The ability to install relevant appliances or furniture safely would be useful. Experience of fulfilment for public services, welfare schemes, housing providers or other vulnerable customer groups would help suppliers demonstrate dependable service, safeguarding awareness and clear audit trails. Businesses that can offer coordinated supply, storage, delivery and installation should prepare to engage with the council as the requirement develops. ## Notice The Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) provides residents experiencing financial hardship with essential furniture and white goods through the Crisis Payment Service. The service requires a supplier that can source, store and deliver a range of household items directly to eligible residents across Leicestershire at competitive wholesale prices. The CRF is funded through ringfenced Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) funding rather than Council resources. DWP guidance requires local welfare provision to include support for people facing immediate financial crisis and those needing assistance to establish or maintain a home. As a result, the provision of essential furniture and white goods forms a core component of the CRF and the Council must maintain arrangements for the delivery of this support. Direct provision of goods ensures that residents receive the items they need to maintain a safe and functional home environment, whilst providing greater assurance that public funds are used for their intended purpose. This approach reduces the risk of fraud and misuse compared with cash-based awards and supports effective contract management through clear audit trails. Leicestershire County Council is exploring options for the provision, delivery and, where appropriate, installation of essential furniture and white goods for eligible residents experiencing financial crisis. ### Planning Information Market engagement, published on www.sourceeastmidlands.org. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087425-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Leicestershire County Council | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Postcode area | Leicester | | Postcode | LE3 8RA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire | | Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire | | Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products ### Codes - 39151300 - Modular furniture - 39711100 - Refrigerators and freezers - 39713210 - Washer/dryers ## Release History - 15 Sep 2026 at 15:41 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087425-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087425-2026 15th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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