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Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council Furniture Supplies

Furniture & FurnishingsCPV 39000000
Value£2.8m
Deadline3 Sept 2026
Published30 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 30 Jul 202634 days leftCloses 3 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Bismah Rahman
procurement.support@bristol.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£2.8mtotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£3.5m

This is a large award for Furniture & Furnishings — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,729 valued Furniture & Furnishings tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Council intends to procure furniture to support both operational and corporate needs.

This includes: Furniture for Bristol City Council's temporary accommodation, comprising beds, white goods, and essential living room furniture; and Corporate furniture for use across the entire Council, including Occupational Health (OH) requirements.

The procurement will be divided into two lots: Lot 1 - Temporary Accommodation Furniture, Lot 2 - Corporate Furniture (including Occupational Health requirements),

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Council intends to procure furniture

The Council intends to procure furniture to support both operational and corporate needs.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d7b4
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
072218-2026
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