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title: "DOF - Office Portering Service and Short-term Storage of Furniture for Department of Finance Properties Division"
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# DOF - Office Portering Service and Short-term Storage of Furniture for Department of Finance Properties Division

Buyer: Department of Finance  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0778c6

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## Summary

The Department of Finance is seeking one supplier to provide office furniture portering and short-term furniture storage for its Properties Division estate across Northern Ireland. The estate includes offices of different sizes, from small locations to major facilities accommodating more than 1,000 staff. The service is intended to help keep offices and buildings usable and compliant with legal requirements. Portering and furniture storage services are the main work. Most activity is expected to be centred on Greater Belfast, although the requirement covers the department’s property and estate buildings throughout Northern Ireland. The contract is a single-supplier arrangement and has not been divided into lots. The detailed service requirements are set out in the specification schedule.

The buyer invited tenders through an open procedure. The deadline for clarification questions was 16 October 2026 at 15:00, and tenders were due by 26 October 2026 at 15:00. The stated evaluation decision deadline was 16 November 2026. The contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030, with two optional extensions of up to 24 months each, potentially taking it to 31 January 2034. The estimated value is £825,000 excluding VAT (£990,000 including VAT), covering potential extensions and optional services; the buyer gives no guarantee of work volume. Price accounts for 70% of evaluation, with service delivery and implementation (10.5%), contract management and contingency planning (9%), and social value (10.5%) making up the remainder.

This requirement is suited to suppliers able to coordinate furniture moves and provide short-term storage across a dispersed public estate, with the operational capacity to respond to variable, ad-hoc demand. A supplier will need to manage service delivery and implementation, maintain contract management and contingency plans, and demonstrate its approach to social value. The buyer expects the service to be delivered by a single provider rather than several lot-specific suppliers, so bidders should be equipped to cover the estate as a whole, including the Greater Belfast-centred workload and locations elsewhere in Northern Ireland. Small and medium-sized enterprises are considered suitable to compete. The selection criteria include technical requirements, with details in the tender documentation. There is no guaranteed volume of work, so suppliers should consider whether they can support variable demand under that arrangement.

## Notice

The Department of Finance (DoF) Properties Division (PD) Estate comprises properties distributed throughout Northern Ireland. These properties vary in size and operational capacity, ranging from small office locations to major office facilities accommodating in excess of 1,000 staff. A major requirement of Properties Division is to ensure that all staff are able to conduct their work and business in offices and buildings that meet with the user needs and comply with all legal requirements. In order to meet this requirement, the Department of Finance has identified a need to provide an office furniture portering service and a short-term furniture storage service for the PD Office Estate. The Buyer requires a single supplier to provide an office furniture portering and furniture storage service throughout its own property and estate buildings. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Two optional extension periods of up to 24 months each.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090212-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 |
| Recurrence | 2033-09-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £825,000 |
| Lots value | £825,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department of Finance |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Sydenham |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast East |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 98341120 - Portering services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 14:52 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090212-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090212-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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