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title: "Provision of Furnished Tenancies for Fife residents"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841019"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Fife Council"
published: "2026-09-25"
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# Provision of Furnished Tenancies for Fife residents

Buyer: Fife Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841019

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565302 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 11 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Fife Council |
| Locality | GLENROTHES |
| Postcode area | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY7 5LT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Glenrothes Central and Thornton |
| Westminster constituency | Glenrothes and Mid Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### 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

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565302

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP565302&idx=1
  25th September 2026 - Furnished Tenancies RFI Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565302
  Provision of Furnished Tenancies for Fife residents - 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841019
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841019

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